2016 in Review (Highest Grossing Films of 2016)

Highest-Grossing Films

The top films released in 2016 by worldwide gross are as follows

Rank	Title	Distributor	Worldwide gross
1	Captain America: Civil War	Disney	$1,153,304,495
2	Finding Dory		$1,027,771,569
3	Zootopia		$1,023,784,195
4	The Jungle Book		$966,550,600
5	The Secret Life of Pets	Universal	$875,436,077
6	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Warner Bros.	$873,260,194
7	Deadpool	20th Century Fox	$783,112,979
8	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Warner Bros.	$747,475,251
9	Suicide Squad		$745,600,054
10	Doctor Strange	Disney	$656,741,387

Captain America: Civil War, Finding Dory, and Zootopia have grossed more than $1 billion, making them the 25th, 27th, and 26th films, respectively, to reach the billion dollar mark and the 12th, 22nd, and 25th highest-grossing films of all time; the latter two are also the fifth and fourth animated films, respectively, to reach the mark following Toy Story 3 (2010), Frozen (2013), and Minions (2015).

Finding Dory became the second Pixar film (after Toy Story 3) to cross $1 billion, while Zootopia became the second Walt Disney Animation Studios film (after Frozen) and the second original film (after Avatar) to reach the mark, being the fourth and fifth highest-grossing animated films of all time; this marks the first time that two animated films grossed more than $1 billion in a single year.

 The Jungle Book grossed more than $966 million, making it the 31st highest-grossing film of all time. The Secret Life of Pets has grossed more than $875 million, making it the 47th highest-grossing film of all time and the twelfth highest-grossing animated film of all time.

 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed more than $873 million, making it the 48th highest-grossing film of all time.

Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Kung Fu Panda 3, and Warcraft have grossed more than ¥1 billion at the Chinese box office, making them the 21st, 19th, 20th, and 22nd films, respectively, to reach the ¥1 billion mark, and the 15th, 7th, 22nd, and 8th highest-grossing films in China. Civil War became the second superhero film (after Avengers: Age of Ultron) and the ninth American film; Zootopia became the first animated film and seventh American film (third highest after Furious 7 and Transformers: Age of Extinction with ¥1.53 billion); Kung Fu Panda 3 became the second animated film and eighth American film; and Warcraft became the first video game adaptation, the tenth American film, and the fastest film to hit the milestone (114 hours).