Walt Disney Studios scored the top four highest-grossing movies of 2016, and the top three earned more than 1 billion USD each. The studio's superhero blockbuster "Captain America: Civil War" became the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time.
In 2016, Marvel's Cinematic Universe became the first franchise to gross more than $10 billion. And with the release of 'Rogue One', Disney is now the first studio in cinematic history to gross more than $7 billion at the global box office.
"The Secret Life of Pets" from Illumination Entertainment -- best known for "Despicable Me" and "Minions" -- earned more than $875 million in global sales.
"Finding Dory" and "Zootopia" became the fourth and fifth highest-grossing animated films of all time.
And Director Jon Favreau's live action CGI fantasy adventure "The Jungle Book" became the thirty-first highest-grossing movie ever.
"The Secret Life of Pets" from Illumination Entertainment -- best known for "Despicable Me" and "Minions" -- earned more than $875 million in global sales.
While "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" scored the biggest worldwide opening weekend ever for a superhero film, with $422.5 million.
"Deadpool" -- featuring the foul-mouthed Marvel superhero -- became the second highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time in the U.S., after "The Passion of the Christ."
J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World became the second film franchise to gross more than $8 billion, after "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,"raked in more than $700 million USD worldwide.
DC Comics' antihero actioner "Suicide Squad" was a flop with critics, but became the eighth-highest grossing movie of 2016, earning more than $745 million.
J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World became the second film franchise to gross more than $8 billion, after "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,"raked in more than $700 million USD worldwide.
The fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Doctor Strange," rounded out the top ten highest-grossing films of 2016.
Disney's new star war's film, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" -- which is currently in cinemas -- grossed an impressive $155.1 million during its opening weekend. The second highest December debut of all time, behind "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
