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Domestic 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 $408,235,850 47,194,896
2 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… Dec 18, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $284,694,956 32,912,712
3 Star Trek Beyond Jul 22, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $158,848,340 18,363,970
4 Ghostbusters Jul 15, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $128,350,574 14,838,217
5 Independence Day: Resurgence Jun 24, 2016 Action PG-13 $103,144,286 11,924,195
6 Arrival Nov 11, 2016 Drama PG-13 $91,676,099 10,598,393
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 Drama 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 4,036,183
12 Criminal Apr 15, 2016 Action R $14,708,696 1,700,427
13 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Action PG-13 $12,154,781 1,405,177
14 Pride and Prejudice and Zom… Feb 5, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $10,907,291 1,260,958
15 Hardcore Henry Apr 8, 2016 Action R $9,252,038 1,069,600
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 The Mermaid (美人鱼) Feb 8, 2016 Romantic Comedy R $3,229,457 373,348
19 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $3,088,310 357,030
20 Train to Busan (부산행) Jul 22, 2016 Horror Not Rated $2,125,786 245,756
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 66,504
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 9,061
27 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Sep 18, 2015 Action PG-13 $66,490 7,687
28 Creative Control Mar 11, 2016 Drama R $63,014 7,285
29 Siganitalga (시간이탈자) Apr 15, 2016 Action Not Rated $58,689 6,785
30 Equals Jul 15, 2016 Drama PG-13 $33,258 3,845
31 Evolution May 6, 2016 Horror Not Rated $23,538 2,721
32 Hâmonî May 20, 2016 Action Not Rated $23,248 2,688
33 Approaching the Unknown Jun 3, 2016 Drama R $10,232 1,183
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 $4,505 521
37 Legends from the Sky Jan 30, 2015 Drama PG $443 51
Total Gross of All Movies$1,514,629,841
Total Tickets Sold175,101,717

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.