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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Legend of Tarzan Jul 1, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $126,643,061 14,640,816
2 The Magnificent Seven Sep 23, 2016 Western PG-13 $93,420,253 10,800,029
3 Allied Nov 23, 2016 Drama R $39,598,941 4,577,912
4 The Big Short Dec 11, 2015 Drama R $37,204,389 4,301,085
5 Risen Feb 19, 2016 Drama PG-13 $36,880,033 4,263,587
6 The Nice Guys May 20, 2016 Black Comedy R $36,261,763 4,192,111
7 Ouija: Origin of Evil Oct 21, 2016 Horror PG-13 $35,144,505 4,062,948
8 Hail, Caesar! Feb 5, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $30,080,225 3,477,482
9 Fences Dec 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $29,743,615 3,438,568
10 Ben-Hur Aug 19, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $26,410,477 3,053,234
11 The Witch Feb 19, 2016 Horror R $25,138,705 2,906,208
12 The Hateful Eight Dec 25, 2015 Western R $25,071,561 2,898,446
13 Free State of Jones Jun 24, 2016 Drama R $20,810,036 2,405,784
14 Brooklyn Nov 4, 2015 Drama PG-13 $18,758,748 2,168,641
15 Masterminds Sep 30, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $17,356,894 2,006,577
16 Love & Friendship May 13, 2016 Drama PG $14,016,568 1,620,412
17 Moonlight Oct 21, 2016 Drama R $12,609,768 1,457,776
18 The Light Between Oceans Sep 2, 2016 Drama PG-13 $12,545,979 1,450,402
19 Café Society Jul 15, 2016 Drama PG-13 $11,103,205 1,283,607
20 Carol Nov 20, 2015 Drama R $7,729,016 893,527
21 The Danish Girl Nov 27, 2015 Drama R $5,063,669 585,395
22 The Wanderers Jul 13, 1979 Drama R $5,017,811 580,093
23 Kabali Jul 21, 2016 Action Not Rated $3,903,095 451,224
24 Rules Don’t Apply Nov 23, 2016 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,652,206 422,220
25 Indignation Jul 29, 2016 Drama R $3,401,155 393,197
26 Everybody Wants Some Mar 30, 2016 Comedy R $3,400,278 393,095
27 Sing Street Apr 15, 2016 Drama PG-13 $3,237,118 374,233
28 Our Kind of Traitor Jul 1, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $3,153,157 364,526
29 Yip Man 3 Jan 22, 2016 Action PG-13 $2,679,437 309,761
30 A Ga ssi May 25, 2016 Drama Not Rated $1,880,285 217,373
31 The Met: Live in HD - Manon… Mar 4, 2016 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,770,000 204,624
32 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime … Nov 11, 2016 Drama R $1,738,477 200,980
33 Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $1,703,601 196,948
34 The Met: Live in HD - Madam… Apr 2, 2016 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,700,900 196,635
35 Saul fia Dec 18, 2015 Drama R $1,618,509 187,110
36 Jane Got a Gun Jan 29, 2016 Western R $1,513,793 175,004
37 Mohenjo Daro Aug 12, 2016 Action Not Rated $1,264,339 146,166
38 Operation Chromite Jul 20, 2016 Action Not Rated $1,022,720 118,233
39 31 Sep 1, 2016 Horror R $779,820 90,152
40 Bajirao Mastani Dec 18, 2015 Drama Not Rated $708,076 81,858
41 Mr. Church Sep 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $685,780 79,280
42 American Pastoral Oct 21, 2016 Drama R $544,098 62,901
43 The Age of Shadows (밀정) Sep 7, 2016 Action Not Rated $540,268 62,458
44 Marguerite Mar 11, 2016 Drama R $497,323 57,493
45 Luomandike xiaowang shi Dec 16, 2016 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $367,278 42,459
46 High-Rise May 13, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $346,472 40,054
47 Silence Dec 23, 2016 Drama R $310,680 35,916
48 Francofonia Jan 7, 2016 Drama Not Rated $307,040 35,495
49 Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Mar 18, 2016 Comedy R $269,144 31,114
50 Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai Oct 14, 2016 Drama PG-13 $222,670 25,742
51 Macbeth Dec 4, 2015 Drama R $204,194 23,606
52 20th Century Women Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $178,576 20,644
53 Sunset Song May 13, 2016 Drama R $159,714 18,464
54 Howards End Mar 13, 1992 Drama PG $158,317 18,302
55 Feng Shen Bang Jul 29, 2016 Action PG-13 $143,430 16,581
56 Gwi-Hyang Feb 24, 2016 Drama Not Rated $123,704 14,301
57 Krigen Feb 12, 2016 Drama R $122,902 14,208
58 Theeb Nov 6, 2015 Adventure Not Rated $118,320 13,678
59 Aferim! Jan 22, 2016 Black Comedy Not Rated $108,110 12,498
60 Campanadas a medianoche Jan 1, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $107,766 12,458
61 Seondal: The Man who Sells … Jun 24, 2016 Action Not Rated $97,223 11,239
62 Live by Night Dec 25, 2016 Drama R $94,970 10,979
63 Shan he gu ren Nov 5, 2015 Drama Not Rated $82,913 9,585
64 Sword Master Dec 9, 2016 Action Not Rated $75,526 8,731
65 Daughters of the Dust Nov 18, 2016 Drama Not Rated $60,897 7,040
66 Girl Asleep Sep 23, 2016 Drama Not Rated $60,289 6,969
67 In a Valley of Violence Oct 21, 2016 Western R $53,647 6,201
68 Le Journal d'une femme de c… Jun 10, 2016 Drama Not Rated $53,581 6,194
69 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Thriller/Suspense R $45,078 5,211
70 A Melody to Remember Jan 21, 2016 Drama Not Rated $41,845 4,837
71 En mai, fais ce qu'il te pl… Sep 9, 2016 Drama R $37,858 4,376
72 La belle saison Jul 22, 2016 Drama Not Rated $35,322 4,083
73 Suffragette Oct 23, 2015 Drama PG-13 $33,817 3,909
74 Im Labyrinth des Schweigens Sep 30, 2015 Drama R $30,716 3,550
75 For a Few Bullets Jul 15, 2016 Western Not Rated $30,142 3,484
76 Der Vampir auf der Couch Jun 10, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $30,115 3,481
77 Kill Me, Deadly Apr 1, 2016 Multiple Genres Not Rated $30,091 3,478
78 Under the Shadow Oct 7, 2016 Horror PG-13 $28,884 3,339
79 Beauty and the Beast Dec 23, 1947 Drama Not Rated $21,711 2,509
80 Band of Robbers Jan 15, 2016 Adventure Not Rated $20,555 2,376
81 Seoul Searching Jun 17, 2016 Comedy Not Rated $18,654 2,156
82 Men go to Battle Jul 8, 2016 Drama Not Rated $18,006 2,081
83 Colonia Apr 15, 2016 Thriller/Suspense R $15,709 1,816
84 Ni le ciel ni la terre Aug 5, 2016 Multiple Genres Not Rated $12,810 1,480
85 Yosemite Jan 1, 2016 Drama R $9,470 1,094
86 Coming Up Roses Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $7,732 893
87 A Perfect Day Aug 28, 2015 Drama R $5,002 578
88 Coming Through the Rye Oct 14, 2016 Drama PG-13 $4,000 462
89 Arabian Nights Dec 25, 1942 Adventure Not Rated $3,719 429
90 White Lies Mar 4, 2016 Drama Not Rated $2,760 319
91 Güeros May 20, 2015 Comedy Not Rated $428 49
92 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $266 30
Total Gross of All Movies$712,315,710
Total Tickets Sold82,348,589

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.