# List of 2016 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in Australia during 2016. All amounts are in Australian dollars.
| # | Week ending | Film | Total week gross | Openings |
| 1 | 6 January 2016 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $14,033,584 | Point Break (#5), Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (#7), Sherlock: "The Abominable Bride" (#9), Mr. Six (#14) |
| 2 | 13 January 2016 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $7,138,111 | The Revenant (#2), Sisters (#3), Wazir (#17), The Himalayas (#20) |
| 3 | 20 January 2016 | The Revenant | $4,947,295 | Goosebumps (#2), The 5th Wave (#4), The Big Short (#7), Carol (#11), Detective Chinatown (#18) |
| 4 | 27 January 2016 | The Hateful Eight | $3,498,584 | The Danish Girl (#10), Ip Man 3 (#13), Airlift (#15), Lazer Team (#18) |
| 5 | 3 February 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | $3,031,867 | Spotlight (#5), Room (#15), Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (#18), Looking for Grace (#20) |
| 6 | 10 February 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | $1,951,829 | The Choice (#7), Steve Jobs (#13), From Vegas to Macau III (#17), The Monkey King 2 (#18), The Importance of Being Earnest (#19) |
| 7 | 17 February 2016 | Deadpool | $19,193,411 | Zoolander 2 (#2), Brooklyn (#3) |
| 8 | 24 February 2016 | Deadpool | $9,971,537 | How to Be Single (#2), Ride Along 2 (#3), The Mermaid (#6), Three Wise Cousins (#8), Concussion (#10), 45 Years (#13), Risen (#15), Trumbo (#16), Neerja (#17) |
| 9 | 2 March 2016 | Deadpool | $5,505,107 | Hail, Caesar! (#3), Gods of Egypt (#4), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (#6), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (#13), A Violent Prosecutor (#18) |
| 10 | 9 March 2016 | The Lady in the Van | $3,345,513 | Triple 9 (#6), The Finest Hours (#12), Met Opera: Les pêcheurs de perles (#19), The Boy and the Beast (#20) |
| 11 | 16 March 2016 | The Lady in the Van | $2,523,713 | Grimsby (#3), 10 Cloverfield Lane (#3), Love Punjab (#6), Ardaas (#12) |
| 12 | 23 March 2016 | Zootopia | $4,947,389 | London Has Fallen (#2), Miracles from Heaven (#13), Kapoor & Sons (#14), The Witch (#15) |
| 13 | 30 March 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $18,132,666 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (#2), Kung Fu Panda 3 (#4), Eye in the Sky (#9), Ambarsariya (#12), A Bigger Splash (#14) |
| 14 | 6 April 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $6,164,183 | Sherpa (#12), Chongqing Hot Pot (#16), Ki & Ka (#17), Met Opera: Turandot (#19) |
| 15 | 13 April 2016 | Zootopia | $4,583,537 | The Huntsman: Winter's War (#3), Rams (#12), Where to Invade Next (#20) |
| 16 | 20 April 2016 | The Jungle Book | $9,274,573 | The Boss (#3), The Divergent Series: Allegiant (#4), Fan (#9), Theri (#11), Wide Open Sky (#19) |
| 17 | 27 April 2016 | The Jungle Book | $8,261,268 | Eddie the Eagle (#2), Midnight Special (#11), Marguerite (#14), Pawno (#20) |
| 18 | 4 May 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | $17,372,748 | Mother's Day (#4), Finding Mr. Right 2 (#8), A Month of Sundays (#10), God's Not Dead 2 (#14), Baaghi: Rebels in Love (#16) |
| 19 | 11 May 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | $7,546,199 | Bad Neighbours 2 (#2), Florence Foster Jenkins (#5), The Man Who Knew Infinity (#7), 24 (#9), Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (#10), Mia Madre (#17), Only Yesterday (#20) |
| 20 | 18 May 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | $4,667,109 | The Angry Birds Movie (#2), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (#5), Bastille Day (#9), The Boy (#11), The First Monday in May (#12), National Theatre Live: Hangmen (#16), Azhar (#17) |
| 21 | 25 May 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $7,979,015 | The Meddler (#12), Kaptaan (#7), Kiss Rocks Vegas (#19) |
| 22 | 1 June 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $3,650,862 | Alice Through the Looking Glass (#2), The Nice Guys (#3), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (#4), Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (#18). Saadey CM Saab (#20) |
| 23 | 8 June 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | $3,705,172 | Money Monster (#2), Housefull 3 (#9), Queen of the Desert (#13), God Willing (#14), Met Opera: Madama Butterfly (#16) |
| 24 | 15 June 2016 | The Conjuring 2 | $5,010,584 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (#2), The Wailing (#13) |
| 25 | 22 June 2016 | Finding Dory | $13,178,708 | Warcraft (#2), Me Before You (#3), Udta Punjab (#12), St. Peter's and the Papal Basilicas of Rome (#16), Gentleman (#18) |
| 26 | 29 June 2016 | Finding Dory | $11,789,874 | Independence Day: Resurgence (#2), Sardaar Ji 2 (#11), Mustang (#12), Everybody Wants Some!! (#17), Three (#18) |
| 27 | 6 July 2016 | Finding Dory | $10,328,936 | Central Intelligence (#2), The BFG (#3), Ice Age: Collision Course (#4), Sultan (#13), The Wait (#16), Met Opera: Roberto Devereux (#19) |
| 28 | 13 July 2016 | Finding Dory | $7,368,649 | The Legend of Tarzan (#2), Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (#6), Cold War 2 (#12), Goldstone (#13), Maggie's Plan (#17) |
| 29 | 20 July 2016 | Ghostbusters | $5,977,276 | Our Kind of Traitor (#11), Sing Street (#13), So Young 2: Never Gone (#20) |
| 30 | 27 July 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | $5,102,368 | Lights Out (#4), Love & Friendship (#9), Batman: The Killing Joke (#12) |
| 31 | 3 August 2016 | Jason Bourne | $9,953,610 | André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert (#4), Bambukat (#12), Dishoom (#17), Embrace of the Serpent (#18), League of Gods (#19) |
| 32 | 10 August 2016 | Suicide Squad | $17,208,761 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (#3), Embrace (#18), Met Opera: Elektra (#19) |
| 33 | 17 August 2016 | Suicide Squad | $7,345,069 | Bad Moms (#2), Sausage Party (#3), Rustom (#8), Train to Busan (#9), Line Walker (#11), Mohenjo Daro (#16), Truman (#17) |
| 34 | 24 August 2016 | Suicide Squad | $3,938,758 | The Shallows (#4), War Dogs (#5), Kubo and the Two Strings (#8), Time Raiders (#13), High-Rise (#19) |
| 35 | 31 August 2016 | Bad Moms | $2,677,482 | Ben-Hur (#4), David Brent: Life on the Road (#10), Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (#11), Free State of Jones (#12), The Tunnel (#16) |
| 36 | 7 September 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | $1,932,364 | Don't Breathe (#2), Nerve (#5), Blood Father (#11), Sunset Song (#17) |
| 37 | 14 September 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | $5,777,431 | Sully (#2), Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie (#10), One More Time with Feeling (#11), Captain Fantastic (#14), Baar Baar Dekho (#17), Iru Mugan (#19) |
| 38 | 21 September 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | $6,111,105 | Bridget Jones's Baby (#2), Pete's Dragon (#4), The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (#5), Blair Witch (#6), Spin Out (#11), The Fourth Phase (#16), S Storm (#17), Pink (#19) |
| 39 | 28 September 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | $6,624,582 | Storks (#3), Snowden (#7), A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (#18) |
| 40 | 5 October 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | $5,906,747 | The Magnificent Seven (#3), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (#10), Nikka Zaildar (#12), I Belonged to You (#15), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (#19) |
| 41 | 12 October 2016 | The Girl on the Train | $5,330,214 | Deepwater Horizon (#3), Operation Mekong (#10), Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (#11), Remo (#14), National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (#18), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (#19) |
| 42 | 19 October 2016 | The Girl on the Train | $3,522,930 | Inferno (#2), Masterminds (#6), Where Am I Going? (#11), Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (#13), Shin Godzilla (#15), Julieta (#17) |
| 43 | 26 October 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $3,328,031 | Keeping Up with the Joneses (#3), Ouija: Origin of Evil (#5), Café Society (#10) |
| 44 | 2 November 2016 | Doctor Strange | $8,573,397 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (#7), Hell or High Water (#8), Shivaay (#15), Robinson Crusoe (#16), Luck Key (#17) |
| 45 | 9 November 2016 | Doctor Strange | $4,859,104 | Hacksaw Ridge (#2), The Accountant (#3), The Light Between Oceans (#5), Mr. Donkey (#19), Met Opera: Tristan & Isolde (#20) |
| 46 | 16 November 2016 | Doctor Strange | $3,389,479 | Arrival (#2), Nocturnal Animals (#5), Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur (#10), Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (#14), Death Note: Light Up the New World (#18), Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (#19) |
| 47 | 23 November 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $12,638,687 | Force 2 (#12), War on Everyone (#18), I, Daniel Blake (#19) |
| 48 | 30 November 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $7,284,420 | The Founder (#2), André Rieu: Christmas with André (#4), Bad Santa 2 (#7), Your Name (#9), Dear Zindagi (#11), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (#15), The Fencer (#16), Australian Made: 30th Anniversary (#17), Sky on Fire (#20) |
| 49 | 7 December 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $4,531,946 | Trolls (#2), Underworld: Blood Wars (#3), Queen of Katwe (#12), Up for Love (#19), Kahaani 2 (#20) |
| 50 | 14 December 2016 | Trolls | $3,637,334 | Office Christmas Party (#3), Befikre (#12), My Annoying Brother (#18), Sword Master (#20) |
| 51 | 21 December 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $20,369,584 | The Wasted Times (#14) |
| 52 | 28 December 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $11,298,586 | Moana (#2), Sing (#3), Why Him? (#4), Allied (#5), La La Land (#6), Dangal (#8), Red Dog: True Blue (#9), A United Kingdom (#12), Doctor Who: "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" (#14), Rosalie Blum (#16), Paterson (#19) |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2016 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Finding Dory | Disney | $36,162,796 |
| 2 | Deadpool | Fox | $33,314,499 |
| 3 | Rogue One | Disney | $28,329,610 |
| 4 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Disney | $26,940,069 |
| 5 | Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. | $26,126,519 |
| 6 | Captain America: Civil War | Disney | $25,200,229 |
| 7 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Warner Bros. | $22,517,365 |
| 8 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Warner Bros. | $22,474,347 |
| 9 | The Secret Life of Pets | Universal | $22,474,347 |
| 10 | Zootopia | Disney | $21,365,901 |