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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Jungle Book Apr 15, 2016 Adventure PG $364,001,123 42,081,054
2 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $182,765,375 21,128,945
3 Jason Bourne Jul 29, 2016 Action PG-13 $162,192,920 18,750,626
4 The Legend of Tarzan Jul 1, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $126,643,061 14,640,816
5 Arrival Nov 11, 2016 Drama PG-13 $92,191,690 10,657,998
6 Miss Peregrine’s Home for P… Sep 30, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $86,945,137 10,051,461
7 Alice Through the Looking G… May 27, 2016 Adventure PG $77,042,381 8,906,633
8 The Girl on the Train Oct 7, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $75,395,035 8,716,189
9 The Divergent Series: Alleg… Mar 18, 2016 Action PG-13 $66,184,051 7,651,335
10 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Oct 21, 2016 Action PG-13 $58,574,515 6,771,620
11 Me Before You Jun 3, 2016 Drama PG-13 $56,245,075 6,502,321
12 The BFG Jul 1, 2016 Adventure PG $55,483,770 6,414,308
13 Office Christmas Party Dec 9, 2016 Comedy R $51,137,285 5,911,824
14 How to be Single Feb 12, 2016 Romantic Comedy R $46,843,513 5,415,435
15 Nerve Jul 27, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $38,583,626 4,460,534
16 The 5th Wave Jan 22, 2016 Action PG-13 $34,912,982 4,036,182
17 Inferno Oct 28, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $34,221,651 3,956,260
18 Ben-Hur Aug 19, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $26,410,477 3,053,234
19 Bridget Jones’s Baby Sep 16, 2016 Romantic Comedy R $24,139,805 2,790,728
20 Middle School: The Worst Ye… Oct 7, 2016 Comedy PG $20,007,149 2,312,965
21 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $18,758,748 2,168,641
22 The Choice Feb 5, 2016 Drama PG-13 $18,730,891 2,165,420
23 Love & Friendship May 13, 2016 Drama PG $14,016,568 1,620,412
24 The Light Between Oceans Sep 2, 2016 Drama PG-13 $12,545,979 1,450,402
25 Pride and Prejudice and Zom… Feb 5, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $10,907,291 1,260,958
26 Nocturnal Animals Nov 18, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $10,185,257 1,177,486
27 Room Oct 16, 2015 Drama R $9,700,702 1,121,468
28 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $7,729,016 893,527
29 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $7,538,507 871,503
30 Hunt for the Wilderpeople Apr 1, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $5,205,471 601,788
31 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $5,063,669 585,395
32 The Wanderers Jul 13, 1979 Drama R $5,017,811 580,093
33 A Hologram for the King Apr 22, 2016 Drama R $4,212,494 486,993
34 45 Years Aug 28, 2015 Drama R $4,021,334 464,894
35 Rules Don’t Apply Nov 23, 2016 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,652,206 422,220
36 Indignation Jul 29, 2016 Drama R $3,401,155 393,197
37 En man som heter Ove May 25, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $3,336,006 385,665
38 Our Kind of Traitor Jul 1, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $3,153,157 364,526
39 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,088,310 357,030
40 Spectre Nov 6, 2015 Action PG-13 $2,971,590 343,536
41 A Aa Jun 1, 2016 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,313,043 267,403
42 The Dressmaker Oct 30, 2015 Drama R $2,022,115 233,770
43 Shin Godjira Oct 11, 2016 Action Not Rated $1,908,028 220,581
44 A Ga ssi May 25, 2016 Drama Not Rated $1,880,285 217,373
45 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime … Nov 11, 2016 Drama R $1,738,477 200,980
46 The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon Oct 14, 2016 Adventure Not Rated $1,729,226 199,910
47 The Little Prince Jul 29, 2015 Adventure PG $1,311,213 151,585
48 Mohenjo Daro Aug 12, 2016 Action Not Rated $1,264,339 146,166
49 Certain Women Oct 14, 2016 Drama R $1,068,054 123,474
50 Goosebumps Oct 16, 2015 Horror PG $936,590 108,276
51 Elle Jun 2, 2016 Drama R $916,450 105,947
52 Dishoom Jul 29, 2016 Action Not Rated $812,737 93,958
53 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $763,440 88,259
54 Xi You Ji zhi Sun Wu Kong S… Feb 5, 2016 Action Not Rated $709,982 82,078
55 American Pastoral Oct 21, 2016 Drama R $544,098 62,901
56 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate… Jun 30, 1971 Musical G $526,633 60,882
57 I Am not Madame Bovary Nov 18, 2016 Drama Not Rated $435,926 50,396
58 Kahaani 2 Dec 2, 2016 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $350,703 40,543
59 High-Rise May 13, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $346,472 40,054
60 Silence Dec 23, 2016 Drama R $310,680 35,916
61 The Family Fang Apr 29, 2016 Comedy R $262,921 30,395
62 The Masked Saint Jan 8, 2016 Action PG-13 $182,695 21,120
63 Sunset Song May 13, 2016 Drama R $159,714 18,464
64 Howards End Mar 13, 1992 Drama PG $158,317 18,302
65 Feng Shen Bang Jul 29, 2016 Action PG-13 $143,430 16,581
66 An Sep 10, 2015 Drama Not Rated $124,800 14,427
67 The Ghouls Dec 18, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $121,914 14,094
68 Caged No More Jan 22, 2016 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $114,959 13,290
69 Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Jun 10, 1961 Drama Not Rated $110,193 12,739
70 Rock On 2 Nov 11, 2016 Musical Not Rated $98,868 11,429
71 So Young 2: Never Gone Jul 8, 2016 Drama Not Rated $96,421 11,146
72 Live by Night Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $94,970 10,979
73 Sword Master Dec 9, 2016 Action Not Rated $75,526 8,731
74 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Sep 18, 2015 Action PG-13 $66,490 7,686
75 La Notte Sep 14, 2016 Drama Not Rated $39,236 4,535
76 Pan Oct 9, 2015 Adventure PG $30,863 3,568
77 Desde allá Jun 8, 2016 Drama Not Rated $30,169 3,487
78 Blackway Jun 10, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $27,079 3,130
79 Cosmos Jun 17, 2016 Drama Not Rated $25,856 2,989
80 Un monstruo de mil cabezas May 13, 2016 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $24,852 2,873
81 Sudden Fear Aug 12, 2016 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $24,476 2,829
82 Hâmonî May 20, 2016 Action Not Rated $23,248 2,687
83 Kamikaze 1989 Jun 3, 2016 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $22,440 2,594
84 The Black Dove Aug 12, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $21,900 2,531
85 Beauty and the Beast Dec 23, 1947 Drama Not Rated $21,711 2,509
86 Unless Oct 14, 2016 Drama Not Rated $19,120 2,210
87 Of Mind and Music Feb 12, 2016 Drama PG-13 $15,083 1,743
88 Lamb Jan 8, 2016 Drama R $14,547 1,681
89 Banshun Mar 4, 2016 Drama Not Rated $13,254 1,532
90 Beta Test Jul 22, 2016 Action Not Rated $10,104 1,168
91 River of Grass Mar 11, 2016 Drama Not Rated $10,070 1,164
92 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $9,470 1,094
93 It Had to be You Oct 21, 2016 Romantic Comedy R $5,302 612
94 Vergine giurata Apr 22, 2016 Drama Not Rated $4,636 535
95 Arabian Nights Dec 25, 1942 Adventure Not Rated $3,719 429
96 En équilibre Apr 15, 2016 Drama Not Rated $3,144 363
97 A Kind of Murder Dec 16, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $2,915 336
98 White Lies Mar 4, 2016 Drama Not Rated $2,760 319
99 Kawaki Dec 4, 2015 Drama Not Rated $2,498 288
100 Memoria Apr 8, 2016 Drama R $2,242 259
101 Eperdument Mar 2, 2016 Drama Not Rated $675 78
102 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $266 30
Total Gross of All Movies$1,857,268,127
Total Tickets Sold214,713,030

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.

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