With Disney Animation, Marvel and Lucasfilm slated to release several films over the course of the next twelve months, it’s entirely likely that Google Play’s 2017 rankings could look similar to this year’s when all is said and done.
However, one look at this list should instantly tell you who the real winner of 2016 is: Disney.
Despite the fact that 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool garnered the number one spot in terms of raw popularity, three out of five of Google Play’s most popular films (The Force Awakens, Zootopia and Civil War) were produced by Disney this year.