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2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and deaths.

The top films released in 2016 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Captain America: Civil War, Finding Dory, Zootopia, and Rogue One grossed more than $1 billion each, making them the 25th, 27th, 26th, and 28th films, respectively, to reach the billion dollar mark and the 12th, 22nd, 25th, and 27th highest-grossing films of all time; the middle two are also the fifth and fourth animated films, respectively, to reach the mark following Toy Story 3 (2010), Frozen (2013), and Minions (2015). Finding Dory became the second Pixar film (after Toy Story 3) to earn over $1 billion, while Zootopia became the second Walt Disney Animation Studios film (after Frozen) and the second original film (after Avatar) to reach the mark, as the fourth and fifth highest-grossing animated films of all time; this marks the first time that two animated films grossed over $1 billion in a single year.

Three other films (The Jungle Book, The Secret Life of Pets, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) are also among the 50th highest-grossing films of all time, with the middle as the twelfth highest-grossing animated film of all time.

Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Kung Fu Panda 3, and Warcraft have all grossed more than ¥1 billion at the Chinese box office, making them the 21st, 19th, 20th, and 22nd films, respectively, to reach the ¥1 billion mark, and the 15th, 7th, 22nd, and 8th highest-grossing films in China. Civil War became the second superhero film (after Avengers: Age of Ultron) and the ninth American film; Zootopia became the first animated film and seventh American film (third highest after Furious 7 and Transformers: Age of Extinction, with ¥1.53 billion); Kung Fu Panda 3 became the second animated film and eighth American film; and Warcraft became the first video game adaptation, the tenth American film, and the fastest film to hit the milestone (114 hours).


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