comScore Reports 2016 North American Movie Box Office Hits a New All-Time Record

2016 Box Office Hits $11.4 Billion, A Two Percent Increase Over Last Year

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Jan 01, 2017, 01:10 ET

RESTON, Va., Jan. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), the global standard for box office reporting, today announced the North American box office sets a new record with $11.4 billion through Dec. 31, making 2016 the highest-earning year in movie history.

A wide assortment of movies on the blockbuster side of the ledger and an auspicious crop of smaller scale films brought enthusiastic patrons to movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada throughout the year, giving the industry its biggest overall revenue in North American box office history.

"Forgetful fish, super-heroes, household pets and space travelers led the charge in a year that was marked by an incredibly diverse selection of films from every genre and of every size and scope from all the studios," comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. "This sparked an extraordinary level of enthusiasm by patrons who flocked to North America's incredibly well-appointed movie theaters."

Below is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing films in 2016 at the North American box office through Dec. 31:

comScore - Top Grossing Movies of 2016 thru Saturday 12-31 (includes holdovers from 2015)
Rank	Title	Distributor	Release Date	N. Am. Gross
1	Finding Dory	Disney	6/17/16	$486,295,561
2	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Disney	12/16/16	$408,200,000
3	Captain America: Civil War	Disney	5/6/16	$408,084,349
4	Secret Life Of Pets, The	Universal	7/8/16	$368,384,330
5	Jungle Book, The	Disney	4/15/16	$364,001,123
6	Deadpool	20th Century Fox	2/12/16	$363,070,709
7	Zootopia	Disney	3/4/16	$341,268,248
8	Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice	Warner Bros.	3/25/16	$330,360,194
9	Suicide Squad	Warner Bros.	8/5/16	$325,100,054
10	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Disney	12/18/15	$284,694,956

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