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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Dec 16, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $424,987,707 49,131,526
2 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… Dec 18, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $194,453,283 22,480,148
3 Star Trek Beyond Jul 22, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $158,848,340 18,363,969
4 Ghostbusters Jul 15, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $128,350,574 14,838,216
5 Independence Day: Resurgence Jun 24, 2016 Action PG-13 $103,144,286 11,924,194
6 Arrival Nov 11, 2016 Drama PG-13 $92,191,690 10,657,998
7 The Purge: Election Year Jul 1, 2016 Horror R $79,042,440 9,137,854
8 The Divergent Series: Alleg… Mar 18, 2016 Action PG-13 $66,184,051 7,651,335
9 Passengers Dec 21, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $55,380,209 6,402,336
10 Assassin’s Creed Dec 21, 2016 Action PG-13 $36,415,167 4,209,846
11 The 5th Wave Jan 22, 2016 Action PG-13 $34,912,982 4,036,182
12 Criminal Apr 15, 2016 Action R $14,708,696 1,700,427
13 Pride and Prejudice and Zom… Feb 5, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $10,907,291 1,260,958
14 Hardcore Henry Apr 8, 2016 Action R $9,252,038 1,069,599
15 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $7,538,507 871,503
16 Morgan Sep 2, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $3,915,251 452,630
17 Midnight Special Mar 18, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,712,282 429,166
18 Mei Ren Yu Feb 8, 2016 Romantic Comedy R $3,229,457 373,347
19 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,088,310 357,030
20 Busanhaeng Jul 22, 2016 Horror Not Rated $2,125,786 245,755
21 Shin Godjira Oct 11, 2016 Action Not Rated $1,908,028 220,581
22 Lazer Team Jan 27, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $1,186,426 137,159
23 Range 15 Jun 15, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $575,258 66,503
24 Mad Max: Fury Road May 15, 2015 Action R $421,986 48,785
25 Bølgen Mar 4, 2016 Action R $177,404 20,509
26 Chongtian Huo Dec 2, 2016 Action Not Rated $78,377 9,060
27 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Sep 18, 2015 Action PG-13 $66,490 7,686
28 Creative Control Mar 11, 2016 Drama R $63,014 7,284
29 Siganitalga (시간이탈자) Apr 15, 2016 Action Not Rated $58,689 6,784
30 Equals Jul 15, 2016 Drama PG-13 $33,258 3,844
31 Evolution May 6, 2016 Horror Not Rated $23,538 2,721
32 Hâmonî May 20, 2016 Action Not Rated $23,248 2,687
33 Approaching the Unknown Jun 3, 2016 Drama R $10,232 1,182
34 Beta Test Jul 22, 2016 Action Not Rated $10,104 1,168
35 Into the Forest Jul 29, 2016 Drama R $9,995 1,155
36 Synchronicity Jan 22, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $4,505 520
37 Legends from the Sky Jan 30, 2015 Drama PG $443 51
Total Gross of All Movies$1,437,039,342
Total Tickets Sold166,131,698

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2016. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2016. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.