ARTS & MEDIABIGGEST
INTERNATIONAL
OPENING FOR A
BOLLYWOOD FILM
Dangal, a vehicle for
Bollywood megastar
Aamir Khan (IND), tells
the true-life story of a
family of female wrestlers.
It took $31.2 m (£25.28 m)
across seven countries at
the international box office
in the three days after its
release on 21 Dec 2016. This
beat Khan’s own record
of $28.8 m (£23.46 m), as
grossed by his comedy hit
PK (IND) in Dec 2014.MOST FEATURE-FILM APPEARANCES
AS A MARVEL SUPERHERO
Over the course of the 14 feature films released in the
“Marvel Cinematic Universe” (MCU) as of Mar 2016, US actors
Samuel L Jackson (as Nick Fury) and Robert Downey Jr (as
Tony Stark/Iron Man) are tied for the most appearances. Each
stars as their signature character in seven MCU movies.
MOST PIRATED ANIMATED MOVIE (CURRENT)
Disney-Pixar’s Finding Dory (USA, 2016) was illegally
downloaded more than any other animated film of the year,
according to TorrentFreak. Owing to increasing
challenges in monitoring online downloads,
the company no longer releases download
estimates and instead publishes a ranked list.
Deadpool (USA, 2016) is the most pirated
movie (current), according to TorrentFreak.
MOST FEMALE
LEAD ROLES IN THE
ANNUAL TOP 100 FILMS
Of the 100 worldwide highest-
grossing films released in 2016,
a total of 31 feature women in
top-billed acting roles. This is
the highest number of any year
to date, an increase from 20 in- Pictured here, clockwise
from above, are: Amy Adams;
Janelle Monáe, Taraji P Henson
and Octavia Spencer; and
Felicity Jones.
HIGHEST-GROSSING AUGUST DAY
AT THE DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE
Released on 5 Aug 2016 in 4,255 theatres across the USA,
Suicide Squad (USA) grossed $64,893,248 (£49,004,100)
according to box-office intelligence service The Numbers.
Within three days, the film had grossed $133,682,248
(£102,227,000) in the USA, the highest-grossing August
weekend at the domestic box office.HIGHEST-GROSSING
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Released worldwide in Feb 2016,
Stephen Chow’s fantasy adventure
The Mermaid (CHN, 2016) had earned
$552,198,479 (£379,654,000) as of
9 Jun 2016, according to The Numbers.
The highest-grossing film to be shot and
first screened in a language other than
English, it is also the highest-grossing
non-Hollywood film.MOST FILM FRANCHISE ENTRIES IN A CALENDAR YEAR
Of the top 100 highest-grossing movies of 2016, a total of 37
were sequels, spin-offs or franchise entries – the third year in
a row that this record has been broken. Of the top 20 highest-
grossing films, 13 were sequels or franchise entries, including
Kung Fu Panda 3 (CHN/USA, main picture) and Harry Potter
spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (UK/USA,
inset). Six of the top 10 entries were sequels or in a franchise.