There were also fewer $100 million+ grossing films in North America than last year, with Bad Moms being the only original title to hit $100 million.
“2016 was about higher highs and lower lows,” IMAX Entertainment CEO Greg Foster told The Hollywood Reporter, commenting on the final box office figures of 2016.
Here are the top 20 grossing films of the year, ordered by worldwide gross.
The past year marked a historic high for Hollywood, raking in $11.36 billion, topping the record set in 2015 when cinemas took $11.14 billion.