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Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Accountant Oct 14, 2016 Warner Bros. R $85,856,696 9,925,630
2 The Girl on the Train Oct 7, 2016 Universal R $75,395,035 8,716,189
3 10 Cloverfield Lane Mar 11, 2016 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $72,082,999 8,333,294
4 Now You See Me 2 Jun 10, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $65,075,540 7,523,183
5 London Has Fallen Mar 4, 2016 Focus Features R $62,524,260 7,228,238
6 Deepwater Horizon Sep 30, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $61,433,527 7,102,141
7 Passengers Dec 21, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $55,380,209 6,402,336
8 The Shallows Jun 24, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $55,121,623 6,372,441
9 13 Hours: The Secret Soldie… Jan 15, 2016 Paramount Pictures R $52,853,219 6,110,198
10 Money Monster May 13, 2016 Sony Pictures R $41,012,075 4,741,280
11 Nerve Jul 27, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $38,583,626 4,460,534
12 Inferno Oct 28, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $34,221,651 3,956,260
13 When the Bough Breaks Sep 9, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $29,747,603 3,439,029
14 The Finest Hours Jan 29, 2016 Walt Disney PG $27,569,558 3,187,232
15 Eye in the Sky Mar 11, 2016 Bleecker Street R $18,704,596 2,162,381
16 The Infiltrator Jul 13, 2016 Broad Green Pictures R $15,436,808 1,784,602
17 Triple 9 Feb 26, 2016 Open Road R $12,639,297 1,461,190
18 Nocturnal Animals Nov 18, 2016 Focus Features R $10,185,257 1,177,486
19 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Lionsgate PG-13 $7,538,507 871,503
20 Shut In Nov 11, 2016 EuropaCorp R $6,897,838 797,437
21 Morgan Sep 2, 2016 20th Century Fox R $3,915,251 452,630
22 Midnight Special Mar 18, 2016 Warner Bros. PG-13 $3,712,282 429,166
23 Our Kind of Traitor Jul 1, 2016 Roadside Attractions R $3,153,157 364,526
24 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 20th Century Fox PG-13 $3,088,310 357,030
25 Anthropoid Aug 12, 2016 Bleecker Street R $2,963,630 342,616
26 Desierto Oct 14, 2016 STX Entertainment R $2,002,036 231,449
27 Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Walt Disney PG-13 $1,703,601 196,948
28 Fan Apr 15, 2016 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $1,689,879 195,361
29 Gentleman Jun 17, 2016 Gaatri Media Not Rated $897,876 103,800
30 Goksung May 20, 2016 Well Go USA Not Rated $786,633 90,940
31 Patriots Day Dec 21, 2016 Lionsgate R $628,789 72,692
32 Wazir Jan 8, 2016 Reliance Entertai… Not Rated $586,028 67,748
33 Unsullied Apr 22, 2016 Indican Pictures R $510,957 59,070
34 Luomandike xiaowang shi Dec 16, 2016 China Lion Film D… Not Rated $367,278 42,459
35 Kahaani 2 Dec 2, 2016 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $350,703 40,543
36 High-Rise Apr 28, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $346,472 40,054
37 Te3n Jun 10, 2016 Reliance Entertai… Not Rated $331,507 38,324
38 The Invitation Apr 8, 2016 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $231,738 26,790
39 Naam Hai Akira Sep 2, 2016 FIP Not Rated $219,401 25,364
40 Caged No More Jan 22, 2016 Freestyle Releasing PG-13 $114,959 13,290
41 Sicario Sep 18, 2015 Lionsgate R $65,326 7,552
42 Secret in Their Eyes Nov 20, 2015 STX Entertainment PG-13 $61,121 7,066
43 The Fallen Idol Nov 15, 1949 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $56,822 6,569
44 Regression Oct 30, 2015 Elevation Pictures R $55,039 6,362
45 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Entertainment One R $45,078 5,211
46 The Greasy Strangler Oct 7, 2016 FilmRise Not Rated $44,228 5,113
47 Maryland Aug 12, 2016 IFC Films Not Rated $42,956 4,966
48 Blackway Jun 10, 2016 Electric Entertai… R $27,079 3,130
49 Un monstruo de mil cabezas May 13, 2016 Music Box Films Not Rated $24,852 2,873
50 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… R $24,609 2,844
51 Sudden Fear Aug 7, 1952 RKO Radio Pictures Not Rated $24,476 2,829
52 Kamikaze 1989 Jun 3, 2016 Film Movement Not Rated $22,440 2,594
53 Legend Nov 20, 2015 Universal R $20,870 2,412
54 This Last Lonely Place Aug 12, 2016 Indican Pictures Not Rated $19,993 2,311
55 Always Shine Nov 25, 2016 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $16,140 1,865
56 Colonia Apr 15, 2016 Screen Media Films R $15,709 1,816
57 The Ones Below May 27, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $12,488 1,443
58 Der müde Tod Jul 6, 1924 Not Rated $12,156 1,405
59 Made in France Sep 23, 2016 Under the Milky Way Not Rated $9,117 1,053
60 Mojave Jan 22, 2016 A24 R $8,253 954
61 Lao shi Nov 30, 2016 Zeitgeist Not Rated $7,476 864
62 The Charnel House Nov 4, 2016 Freestyle Releasing R $6,332 732
63 Synchronicity Jan 22, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $4,505 520
64 The Hollow Oct 7, 2016 Uncork'd Entertai… Not Rated $3,755 434
65 A Kind of Murder Dec 16, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $2,915 336
66 Misfortune Aug 5, 2016 Gunnison Galaxy Not Rated $903 104
67 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $266 30
Total Gross of All Movies$856,495,315
Total Tickets Sold99,016,772

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.