Market Charts > 2016 > Creative Types > Science Fiction
Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2016
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2016 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
Dec 16, 2016 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$424,987,707 |
49,131,526 |
2 |
Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… |
Dec 18, 2015 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$194,453,283 |
22,480,148 |
3 |
Star Trek Beyond |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$158,848,340 |
18,363,969 |
4 |
Ghostbusters |
Jul 15, 2016 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$128,350,574 |
14,838,216 |
5 |
Independence Day: Resurgence |
Jun 24, 2016 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$103,144,286 |
11,924,194 |
6 |
Arrival |
Nov 11, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$92,191,690 |
10,657,998 |
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 |
4,036,182 |
12 |
Criminal |
Apr 15, 2016 |
Action |
R |
$14,708,696 |
1,700,427 |
13 |
Pride and Prejudice and Zom… |
Feb 5, 2016 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$10,907,291 |
1,260,958 |
14 |
Hardcore Henry |
Apr 8, 2016 |
Action |
R |
$9,252,038 |
1,069,599 |
15 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingja… |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$7,538,507 |
871,503 |
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 |
Mei Ren Yu |
Feb 8, 2016 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$3,229,457 |
373,347 |
19 |
The Martian |
Oct 2, 2015 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$3,088,310 |
357,030 |
20 |
Busanhaeng |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$2,125,786 |
245,755 |
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 |
66,503 |
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 |
9,060 |
27 |
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$66,490 |
7,686 |
28 |
Creative Control |
Mar 11, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$63,014 |
7,284 |
29 |
Siganitalga (시간이탈자) |
Apr 15, 2016 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$58,689 |
6,784 |
30 |
Equals |
Jul 15, 2016 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$33,258 |
3,844 |
31 |
Evolution |
May 6, 2016 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$23,538 |
2,721 |
32 |
Hâmonî |
May 20, 2016 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$23,248 |
2,687 |
33 |
Approaching the Unknown |
Jun 3, 2016 |
Drama |
R |
$10,232 |
1,182 |
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 |
520 |
37 |
Legends from the Sky |
Jan 30, 2015 |
Drama |
PG |
$443 |
51 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,437,039,342 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 166,131,698 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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