The Top Ten Movies of 2016 – Box Office Performance

Last week we covered the worst performing films of the year, so today we look at the other side of the coin at the highest grossing films of the year.

With the worst films of the year, occasionally there's a disconnect between box office performance and critical acclaim, as some films that fail to live up to financial expectations were fairly well reviewed by critics. The opposite rings true for some of the highest grossing films of the year, a couple of which will likely end up on some critics' "Worst Of" lists and have low Rotten Tomotoes scores (percentage of overall professional reviews that are positive).

Below we have the list of the ten highest grossing films for 2016, noting their budget, worldwide box office total, Rotten Tomatoes score, and any records set worth noting. As you'll see, it was a big year for Disney, with five of their films on the list, four of which took the top four spots. Animated films were also big moneymakers, with 2016 being the first year more than one animated film broke $1 billion worldwide.

1. ‘Captain America: Civil War’
   1. Budget: $250 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office - $1.15 billion
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 90%
2. ‘Finding Dory’
   1. Budget - $200 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office - $1.027 billion
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 94%
3. ‘Zootopia’
   1. Budget: $150 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $1.023 billion
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 98%
   4. Highest grossing animated film not based on another story.
4. ‘The Jungle Book’
   1. Budget: $175 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $966 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 94%
5. ‘The Secret Life of Pets’
   1. Budget: $75 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $875 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 74%
6. ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’
   1. Budget: $250 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $873 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 27%
   4. Highest grossing opening weekend for a superhero film, surpassing 'The Avengers'
7. ‘Deadpool’
   1. Budget: $58 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $783 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 84%
   4. 2^nd highest grossing rated-R movie of all time behind 'The Passion of the Christ'
8. ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
   1. Budget: $180 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $748 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 74%
9. ‘Suicide Squad’
   1. Budget: $175 million
   2. Worldwide Box Office: $745 million
   3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 26%
   4. Highest August opening, surpassing record set by 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
10. ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
    1. Budget: $200 million
    2. Worldwide Box Office: $688 million
    3. Rotten Tomatoes Percentage: 84%
    4. Just surpassed Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' for the #10 spot this week.

What was your favorite film of the year? Let us know in the comments below!