The 8 Biggest Movies of 2016, and Whether They Were Any Good

Money and quality had a messy breakup in 2016. Here are the eight biggest worldwide grosses, counted down from #8, with the scores that tell on them.

The #1 grossed the most and still splits friend groups in half.

1. 8
   Suicide Squad (2016)3.4

   Margot Robbie deserved a way better movie than this one.

   $749.2 million worldwide on a 3.4 movie.guru score and 26% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore, the nicest thing anyone said about it.
2. 7
   Deadpool (2016)8.3

   The smartest money of the year, and it's not close.

   A reported $58M budget turned into $782.8 million worldwide. The villain is forgettable and the plot is a revenge errand. Still an 8.3, because the jokes carry everything.
3. 6
   Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)7.4

   Overrated. A Wizarding World museum tour with extra suitcase.

   The movie.guru score says 7.4. Guru's Take says 5.6. It made $816 million worldwide, but only $234 million of that came from domestic audiences.
4. 5
   Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)3.8

   A $250 million sulk with a great Batman stuck inside.

   Reported $250M budget, $874.4 million worldwide, 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B CinemaScore. Ben Affleck's Batman was the right call in the wrong movie.
5. 4
   The Secret Life of Pets (2016)5.7

   Fine. Aggressively, profitably fine.

   Out-grossed Batman v Superman with $875.7 million worldwide on a reported $75M budget. A 5.7 score means you laughed twice and forgot the plot by dinner.
6. 3
   The Jungle Book (2016)8.6

   The best-reviewed movie here, and somehow nobody brings it up.

   94% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.6 movie.guru score. Bill Murray as Baloo is perfect casting. The animals look a little too real to be cuddly.
7. 2
   Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)8.3

   The best Star Wars movie since the original trilogy.

   $532.2 million domestic, the biggest domestic gross on this list, and an 8.3 score. The last act earns it. The first hour is a planet-hopping slog.
8. 1
   Captain America: Civil War (2016)8.7

   Best of the bunch. And Team Iron Man was right.

   $1.155 billion worldwide and an 8.7 movie.guru score, top of this list both ways. The airport fight is a toy box. The villain's plan is a stretch.

$1,163 says someone in the comments defends Batman v Superman with a paragraph longer than this entire list.

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