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Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Accountant Oct 14, 2016 Warner Bros. R $85,856,696 9,925,630
2 The Girl on the Train Oct 7, 2016 Universal R $75,395,035 8,716,189
3 10 Cloverfield Lane Mar 11, 2016 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $72,082,999 8,333,294
4 Now You See Me 2 Jun 10, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $65,075,540 7,523,183
5 London Has Fallen Mar 4, 2016 Focus Features R $62,524,260 7,228,238
6 Deepwater Horizon Sep 30, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $61,433,527 7,102,141
7 Passengers Dec 21, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $55,380,209 6,402,336
8 The Shallows Jun 24, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $55,121,623 6,372,441
9 13 Hours: The Secret Soldie… Jan 15, 2016 Paramount Pictures R $52,853,219 6,110,198
10 Money Monster May 13, 2016 Sony Pictures R $41,012,075 4,741,280
11 Nerve Jul 27, 2016 Lionsgate PG-13 $38,583,626 4,460,534
12 Inferno Oct 28, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $34,221,651 3,956,260
13 When the Bough Breaks Sep 9, 2016 Sony Pictures PG-13 $29,747,603 3,439,029
14 The Finest Hours Jan 29, 2016 Walt Disney PG $27,569,558 3,187,232
15 Eye in the Sky Mar 11, 2016 Bleecker Street R $18,704,596 2,162,381
16 The Infiltrator Jul 13, 2016 Broad Green Pictures R $15,436,808 1,784,602
17 Triple 9 Feb 26, 2016 Open Road R $12,639,297 1,461,190
18 Nocturnal Animals Nov 18, 2016 Focus Features R $10,185,257 1,177,486
19 Shut In Nov 11, 2016 EuropaCorp R $6,897,838 797,437
20 Morgan Sep 2, 2016 20th Century Fox R $3,915,251 452,630
21 Midnight Special Mar 18, 2016 Warner Bros. PG-13 $3,712,282 429,166
22 Our Kind of Traitor Jul 1, 2016 Roadside Attractions R $3,153,157 364,526
23 Anthropoid Aug 12, 2016 Bleecker Street R $2,963,630 342,616
24 Desierto Oct 14, 2016 STX Entertainment R $2,002,036 231,449
25 Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Walt Disney PG-13 $1,703,601 196,948
26 Fan Apr 15, 2016 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $1,689,879 195,361
27 Gentleman Jun 17, 2016 Gaatri Media Not Rated $897,876 103,800
28 Goksung May 20, 2016 Well Go USA Not Rated $786,633 90,940
29 Patriots Day Dec 21, 2016 Lionsgate R $628,789 72,692
30 Wazir Jan 8, 2016 Reliance Entertai… Not Rated $586,028 67,748
31 Unsullied Apr 22, 2016 Indican Pictures R $510,957 59,070
32 Luomandike xiaowang shi Dec 16, 2016 China Lion Film D… Not Rated $367,278 42,459
33 Kahaani 2 Dec 2, 2016 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $350,703 40,543
34 High-Rise Apr 28, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $346,472 40,054
35 Te3n Jun 10, 2016 Reliance Entertai… Not Rated $331,507 38,324
36 The Invitation Apr 8, 2016 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $231,738 26,790
37 Naam Hai Akira Sep 2, 2016 FIP Not Rated $219,401 25,364
38 Caged No More Jan 22, 2016 Freestyle Releasing PG-13 $114,959 13,290
39 Sicario Sep 18, 2015 Lionsgate R $65,326 7,552
40 Secret in Their Eyes Nov 20, 2015 STX Entertainment PG-13 $61,121 7,066
41 The Fallen Idol Nov 15, 1949 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $56,822 6,569
42 Regression Oct 30, 2015 Elevation Pictures R $55,039 6,362
43 Remember Oct 16, 2015 Entertainment One R $45,078 5,211
44 The Greasy Strangler Oct 7, 2016 FilmRise Not Rated $44,228 5,113
45 Maryland Aug 12, 2016 IFC Films Not Rated $42,956 4,966
46 Blackway Jun 10, 2016 Electric Entertai… R $27,079 3,130
47 Un monstruo de mil cabezas May 13, 2016 Music Box Films Not Rated $24,852 2,873
48 Truth Oct 16, 2015 Sony Pictures Cla… R $24,609 2,844
49 Sudden Fear Aug 7, 1952 RKO Radio Pictures Not Rated $24,476 2,829
50 Kamikaze 1989 Jun 3, 2016 Film Movement Not Rated $22,440 2,594
51 Legend Nov 20, 2015 Universal R $20,870 2,412
52 This Last Lonely Place Aug 12, 2016 Indican Pictures Not Rated $19,993 2,311
53 Always Shine Nov 25, 2016 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $16,140 1,865
54 Colonia Apr 15, 2016 Screen Media Films R $15,709 1,816
55 The Ones Below May 27, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $12,488 1,443
56 Der müde Tod Jul 6, 1924 Not Rated $12,156 1,405
57 Made in France Sep 23, 2016 Under the Milky Way Not Rated $9,117 1,053
58 Mojave Jan 22, 2016 A24 R $8,253 954
59 Lao shi Nov 30, 2016 Zeitgeist Not Rated $7,476 864
60 The Charnel House Nov 4, 2016 Freestyle Releasing R $6,332 732
61 Synchronicity Jan 22, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $4,505 520
62 The Hollow Oct 7, 2016 Uncork'd Entertai… Not Rated $3,755 434
63 A Kind of Murder Dec 16, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $2,915 336
64 Misfortune Aug 5, 2016 Gunnison Galaxy Not Rated $903 104
65 La dame dans l’auto avec de… Dec 18, 2015 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $266 30
Total Gross of All Movies$845,868,498
Total Tickets Sold97,788,239

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. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.