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Box Office Performance for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 Sully Sep 9, 2016 Drama PG-13 $124,976,335 14,448,131
2 Miracles from Heaven Mar 16, 2016 Drama PG $61,705,123 7,133,540
3 13 Hours: The Secret Soldie… Jan 15, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $52,853,219 6,110,198
4 War Dogs Aug 19, 2016 Black Comedy R $43,034,523 4,975,089
5 The Big Short Dec 11, 2015 Drama R $37,204,389 4,301,085
6 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mar 4, 2016 Comedy R $23,083,334 2,668,593
7 Snowden Sep 16, 2016 Drama R $21,587,519 2,495,666
8 Concussion Dec 25, 2015 Drama PG-13 $17,111,463 1,978,203
9 The Infiltrator Jul 13, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $15,436,808 1,784,602
10 Queen of Katwe Sep 23, 2016 Drama PG $8,857,311 1,023,966
11 Lion Nov 25, 2016 Drama PG-13 $5,303,700 613,145
12 Denial Sep 30, 2016 Drama PG-13 $4,073,448 470,918
13 The Man Who Knew Infinity Apr 29, 2016 Drama PG-13 $3,877,922 448,314
14 Hidden Figures Dec 25, 2016 Drama PG $1,986,956 229,706
15 I Saw the Light Mar 25, 2016 Drama R $1,646,788 190,380
16 Genius Jun 10, 2016 Drama PG-13 $1,361,045 157,346
17 Les Innocentes Jul 1, 2016 Drama PG-13 $1,065,665 123,198
18 A Tale of Love and Darkness Aug 19, 2016 Drama PG-13 $572,212 66,151
19 Life, Animated Jul 1, 2016 Documentary PG $254,738 29,449
20 The 33 Nov 13, 2015 Drama PG-13 $178,480 20,634
21 Victor Sep 15, 2016 Drama PG-13 $102,384 11,836
22 A Street Cat Named Bob Nov 18, 2016 Drama Not Rated $82,703 9,561
23 Sold Apr 1, 2016 Drama PG-13 $25,223 2,915
24 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $24,609 2,844
25 The Adderall Diaries Apr 15, 2016 Drama R $13,191 1,524
26 La prochaine fois je visera… Apr 1, 2016 Drama Not Rated $815 94
Total Gross of All Movies$426,419,903
Total Tickets Sold49,297,088

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.