2016 in film explained
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
Evaluation of the year
In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of The New Yorker stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made Creed, or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic Shutter Island, or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything."[1]
Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 2016 by worldwide gross are as follows:[2]
Highest-grossing films of 2016| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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| 1 | | Disney | $1,153,296,293 |
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| 2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $1,056,057,273 |
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| 3 | Finding Dory | $1,028,570,889 |
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| 4 | Zootopia | $1,023,784,195 |
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| 5 | The Jungle Book | $966,550,600 |
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| 6 | The Secret Life of Pets | Universal | $875,457,937 |
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| 7 | | Warner Bros. | $873,634,919 |
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| 8 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $814,037,575 |
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| 9 | Deadpool | 20th Century Fox | $782,612,155 |
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| 10 | Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. | $746,846,894 | |
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, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, and Zootopia grossed more than $1 billion each, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time. This is the first year that two animated films (Finding Dory and Zootopia) grossed over $1 billion in a single year, and are among the highest-grossing animated films.
Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Kung Fu Panda 3, Warcraft, and The Great Wall have all grossed more than ¥1 billion at the Chinese box office, making them among the highest-grossing films in China.[3]
2016 box office records
Studio records
- Walt Disney Studios reached $1 billion at the domestic box office faster than any other studio; it reached this goal on the 128th day of 2016, beating Universal Studios' record of reaching the goal on the 165th day of 2015.[4] Disney's previous record for reaching $1 billion was on the 174th day of 2015. The studio became the first to have five of its releases (Rogue One, Finding Dory, , The Jungle Book, and Zootopia) from a single year reach $300 million domestically. Disney also eclipsed Universal's 2015 record for most films from a single year crossing $1 billion worldwide with four (Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One, Finding Dory, and Zootopia), setting a new record for most billion-dollar-grossing films over two years with six (including and ). Walt Disney Studios has also become the first studio to have the five highest-grossing films worldwide,[5] and the first since at least 1913 to have the three highest-grossing films in the U.S., both in a single year. Disney became the first studio to gross more than $3 billion at the domestic box office and, with the release of Rogue One, became the first to gross more than $7 billion at the global box office, surpassing Universal's previous record of $6.9 billion in 2015.[6] Disney later passes $7 billion at the global box office again in 2018. Disney is also the first studio to have three films gross over $400 million domestically in a single year (Rogue One, Finding Dory, and Captain America: Civil War), and the first to fill in all slots of the top five films of any particular year.
- Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to have four of its films gross over $1 billion with Captain America: Civil War joining 2012's The Avengers, 2013's Iron Man 3 and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the first to gross more than $10 billion with the release of Civil War.
Film records
- Deadpool became the second-highest-grossing R-rated domestic film of all time with $363.1 million, after The Passion of the Christ ($370.8 million in 2004). It later became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time worldwide, surpassing The Matrix Reloaded, with $783.1 million. It also became the highest-grossing superhero film not to feature Batman, Spider-Man, or Iron Man in any capacity.
- Zootopia became the highest-grossing original animated film of all time, surpassing Finding Nemo ($940.3 million in 2003). Along with Finding Dory, it became one of two animated films to earn over $1 billion in the same year, a first.
- had the biggest worldwide opening weekend ever for a superhero film with $422.5 million, surpassing The Avengers ($392.5 million in 2012). The film, along with Captain America: Civil War, were the most expensive films of the year ($250 million).
- Dangal became the highest-grossing Indian film of all-time, partly due to successful ticket-sales in China.
- The Mermaid became the highest-grossing film ever in China and the first film ever to earn over $500 million without a wide North American release.[7]
- Shin Godzilla, the 31st Godzilla film, grossed about ¥82.5 billion ($77.9 million), making it the highest-grossing Japanese-made film in the franchise, the most successful live-action Japanese film in 2016, and the second-most successful film of the year in Japan.
- The anime film Your Name grossed,[8] becoming the highest-grossing anime film, the fourth-highest-grossing film in Japan, and the seventh-highest-grossing traditionally animated film. In China, it grossed, becoming the highest-grossing 2D animated film[9] and the highest-grossing Japanese film in the world's second-largest movie market,[10] as well as the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film in China until it was surpassed by Indian film Dangal.[11]
- Warcraft became the highest-grossing video game adaptation worldwide, with $433.5 million,[12] surpassing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($336.4 million in 2010).
- Finding Dory grossed $135.1 million domestically and $185.7 million worldwide in its opening weekend, setting records for the biggest domestic opening weekend for both Pixar (surpassing Toy Story 3, with $110.3 million in 2010) and any animated film (surpassing Shrek the Third, with $121.6 million in 2007), the biggest worldwide opening weekend for Pixar (surpassing Inside Out, with $180.1 million in 2015), and the second-biggest opening weekend worldwide for an animated film after ($218.4 million in 2009). It later became the highest-grossing animated film at the domestic box office, surpassing Shrek 2 ($441.2 million in 2004). It became the first animated film to cross $450, $460, $470, and $480 million at the domestic box office. Along with Zootopia, it became one of two animated films to earn over $1 billion in the same year, a first. It also became the eighth film to do so during the two-year period of 2015–16, surpassing the previous record of seven billion-dollar films during the two-year period of 2011–12.
- The Secret Life of Pets grossed $104.4 million domestically in its opening weekend, breaking Inside Outs record ($90.4 million) for the highest domestic opening weekend for an original film of any kind, and became the first original film to open above $100 million domestically. It also became the highest-grossing original non-Disney animated film ever, both domestically (surpassing Despicable Me, with $251.5 million in 2010) and worldwide (beating Kung Fu Panda, with $631.7 million in 2008).
- Sausage Party became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time ($140.7 million), surpassing ($83.1 million in 1999).
- Doctor Strange became the highest-grossing single-character debut of any Marvel Cinematic Universe film worldwide with $677.7 million, beating Iron Man ($585.2 million in 2008).
- 2016 became the first year to have ten films to cross $700 million worldwide, beating 2014's record of nine films. It also surpassed the latter year in terms of most films earning more than $500 million with sixteen (Doctor Strange, Moana, Sing, The Mermaid, , and Kung Fu Panda 3 have all grossed over $500 million) and $600 million with thirteen (Doctor Strange, Moana, and Sing have all grossed over $600 million).
- 2016 was the first year since 2000 to not have films that were among the 10 highest-grossing films of all time at the time of their releases.
- Sing broke the record of a film that never reached #1 in the US with $270.3 million, passing My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241.4 million in 2002–2003).
Events
Award ceremonies
| Date | Event | Host | Location | Source |
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| January 10 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | [13] |
| January 15 | 61st Filmfare Awards | Filmfare | NSCI Dome, Mumbai, India | [14] |
| January 17 | 21st Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | [15] |
| January 18 | 51st Guldbagge Awards | Swedish Film Institute | Djurgården, Sweden | [16] |
| January 23 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | [17] |
| January 30 | 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [18] |
| February 6 | 43rd Annie Awards | ASIFA-Hollywood | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [19] |
| 30th Goya Awards | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain | Madrid, Spain | [20] |
| 6th Magritte Awards | Académie André Delvaux | Brussels, Belgium | [21] |
| 68th Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [22] |
| February 8 | 21st Lumières Awards | Académie des Lumières | Paris, France | [23] |
| February 10 | African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2015 | African-American Film Critics Association | Hollywood, California, U.S. | [24] |
| February 13 | Writers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Writers Guild of America | Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [25] |
| February 14 | 69th British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, UK | [26] |
| February 21 | 20th Satellite Awards | International Press Academy | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [27] |
| February 26 | 41st César Awards | Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques | Paris, France | [28] |
| February 27 | 31st Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | [29] |
| 36th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| February 28 | 88th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California, U.S. | [30] |
| March 9 | 2015 Dorian Awards Winners Toast | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [31] |
| April 10 | 2016 MTV Movie Awards | MTV | Burbank, California, U.S. | [32] |
| May 28 | 58th Ariel Awards | Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences | Mexico City, Mexico | [33] |
| June 11 | 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Africa Film Academy | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | [34] |
| June 22 | 42nd Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California, U.S. | [35]
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| December 11 | 22nd Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | | |
Festivals
List of some of the film festivals for 2016 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
| Date | Event | Host | Location | Source |
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| January 21–31 | 38th Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Institute | Park City, Utah, U.S. | [37] |
| February 11–21 | 66th Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany | [38] |
| May 11–22 | 69th Cannes Film Festival | Festival de Cannes | Cannes, France | [39] |
| July 1–9 | 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | [40] |
| August 12–20 | 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival | Sarajevo Film Festival | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | [41] |
| August 31 – September 10 | 73rd Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy | [42] |
| September 8–18 | 41st Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | [43] |
| November 11–27 | 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia | [44] | |
Awards
2016 films
By country/region
By genre/medium
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
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| January | 1 | | 85 | Hungary | Cinematographer | |
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| 4 | | 88 | UK | Animator | |
| 4 | | 93 | France | Actor | |
| 4 | | 81 | Australia | Producer | |
| 6 | | 90 | Italy | Actress | |
| 6 | | 86 | US | Actor | |
| 7 | | 82 | US | Actor | |
| 9 | | 93 | Italy | Actor | |
| 9 | | 89 | US | Actor | |
| 9 | | 63-64 | US | Producer | |
| 10 | | 69 | UK | Actor, Singer | |
| 11 | | 87 | Canada | Screenwriter | |
| 11 | | 98 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | |
| 11 | | 78 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 101 | US | Actress | |
| 13 | | 80 | UK | Actor | |
| 13 | | 90 | UK | Actor | |
| 14 | | 80 | Italy | Actor | |
| 14 | | 69 | UK | Actor, Director | |
| 15 | | 74 | US | Actor | |
| 17 | | 83 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | |
| 19 | | 77 | US | Actress | |
| 19 | | 84 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 19 | | 93 | UK | Actress | |
| 22 | | 93 | UK | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | |
| 26 | | 94 | US | Actor | |
| 29 | | 87 | France | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 30 | | 89 | UK | Actor | |
| February | 2 | | 92 | US | Actor | |
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| 3 | | 63 | US | Voice Actor | |
| 4 | | 79 | US | Composer | |
| 6 | | 49 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 8 | | 101 | Argentina | Actress | |
| 8 | | 93 | UK | Screenwriter | |
| 9 | | 96 | Australia | Actress | |
| 9 | | 81 | US | Cinematographer | |
| 15 | | 98 | US | Actor | |
| 15 | | 57 | Canada | Actress, Singer | |
| 15 | | 88 | France | Cinematographer | |
| 17 | | 91 | US | Sound Engineer | |
| 17 | | 75 | Poland | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 22 | | 103 | UK | Cinematographer | |
| 25 | | 78 | US | Actor | |
| 25 | | 84 | UK | Film Editor, Director | |
| 25 | | 65 | France | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 25 | | 89 | Canada | Documentarian | |
| 26 | | 90 | UK | Film Editor | |
| 28 | | 85 | India | Actor | |
| 28 | | 77 | Ireland | Actor | |
| 28 | | 91 | US | Actor | |
| 29 | | 75 | US | Screenwriter | |
| March | 1 | | 63 | France | Actress, writer and set photographer | |
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| 6 | | 94 | US | Actress | |
| 7 | | 80 | UK | Producer | |
| 8 | | 85 | US | Actor | |
| 8 | | 90 | UK | Composer | |
| 9 | | 91 | US | Actor | |
| 10 | | 95 | Germany | Production Designer | |
| 11 | | 41 | France | Composer | |
| 11 | | 79 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 11 | | 71 | UK | Composer | |
| 11 | | 90 | France | Actress | |
| 11 | | 95 | US | Singer, Actress | |
| 13 | | 85 | UK | Actress | |
| 14 | | 81 | UK | Composer | |
| 17 | | 66 | US | Actor | |
| 17 | | 90 | US | Actress | |
| 18 | | 79 | Czech Republic | Director | |
| 18 | | 84 | US | Actor | |
| 21 | | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 22 | | 81 | US | Actor | |
| 22 | | 88 | US | Actress | |
| 23 | | 71 | US | Actor | |
| 24 | | 73 | US | Actress | |
| 24 | | 92 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 24 | | 66 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | |
| 25 | | 99 | US | Actress, Singer | |
| 26 | | 78 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 28 | | 52 | US | Producer | |
| 28 | | 94 | US | Actor | |
| 29 | | 94 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 29 | | 69 | US | Actress | |
| 31 | | 96 | UK | Actor | |
| April | 2 | | 83 | Argentina | Composer | |
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| 3 | | 84 | Canada | Actor, Singer | |
| 3 | | 90 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 4 | | 65 | US | Production Designer | |
| 4 | | 85 | Spain | Actress | |
| 5 | | 79 | US | Screenwriter, Actress | |
| 8 | | 85 | UK | Actor | |
| 9 | | 93 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 90 | US | Actress | |
| 14 | | 57 | US | Director, Producer | |
| 16 | | 73 | US | Director | |
| 17 | | 90 | US | Actress | |
| 17 | | 80 | UK | Special Effects Artist | |
| 18 | | 95 | Sweden | Actress | |
| 19 | | 51 | Israel | Actress, Director | |
| 20 | | 93 | UK | Director | |
| 21 | | 57 | US | Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Director | |
| 23 | | 93 | Canada | Actress | |
| 30 | | 83 | Italy | Cinematographer | |
| May | 1 | | 92 | France | Actress | |
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| 8 | | 85 | Italy | Actress | |
| 8 | | 93 | US | Actor | |
| 10 | | 91 | Poland | Producer | |
| 16 | | 79 | Germany | Costume Designer | |
| 16 | | 90 | US | Actress | |
| 18 | | 81 | Italy | Actor | |
| 19 | | 92 | France | Director | |
| 19 | | 96 | UK | Actor, Voice Actor | |
| 24 | | 85 | UK | Actor | |
| 26 | | 86 | US | Actress | |
| 28 | | 92 | Italy | Actor | |
| June | 6 | | 61 | US | Actress | |
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| 6 | | 90 | UK | Screenwriter | |
| 8 | | 83 | Italy | Actress | |
| 12 | | 97 | US | Actress | |
| 13 | | 76 | Hungary | Actor | |
| 14 | | 83 | US | Actress | |
| 14 | | 87 | US | Actress | |
| 17 | | 45 | US | Actor | |
| 18 | | 76 | Australia | Director | |
| 19 | | 77 | Germany | Actor | |
| 19 | | 27 | US | Actor | |
| 22 | | 100 | UK | Conductor | |
| 25 | | 84 | France | Actress | |
| 25 | | 83 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 27 | | 86 | Italy | Actor | |
| July | 1 | | 86 | UK | Director | |
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| 2 | | 77 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 2 | | 92 | UK | Producer | |
| 4 | | 76 | Iran | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 6 | | 86 | US | Actor | |
| 11 | | 69 | Spain | Actress | |
| 13 | | 70 | Argentina | Director | |
| 14 | | 62 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 14 | | 81 | US | Actress | |
| 19 | | 81 | US | Director, Actor | |
| 24 | | 86 | US | Singer, Actress | |
| 29 | | 92 | UK | Actress | |
| 30 | | 91 | US | Actress, Singer | |
| August | 1 | | 65 | US | Producer | |
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| 2 | | 85 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | | 81 | UK | Actor | |
| 14 | | 93 | US | Actor | |
| 17 | | 92 | Canada | Director | |
| 19 | | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 21 | | 72 | Australia | Costume Designer | |
| 23 | | 94 | US | Actor | |
| 25 | | 89 | US | Actor | |
| 29 | | 83 | US | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | |
| September | 1 | | 65 | US | Actor | |
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| 2 | | 69 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | | 101 | US | Director | |
| 5 | | 91 | US | Actor | |
| 10 | | 84 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 11 | | 47 | US | Actress | |
| 14 | | 60 | US | Actress | |
| 14 | | 80 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 15 | | 79 | US | Actor | |
| 19 | | 88 | Canada | Actor | |
| 20 | | 71 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 23 | | 87 | US | Makeup Artist | |
| 24 | | 62 | US | Actor | |
| 25 | | 66 | UK | Songwriter, Composer | |
| 26 | | 87 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |
| October | 7 | | 104 | Austria | Cinematographer | |
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| 8 | | 57 | US | Actor | |
| 9 | | 90 | Poland | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 11 | | 93 | US | Actress | |
| 12 | | 52 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | | 82 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 14 | | 87 | France | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | |
| 20 | | 61 | US | Actor | |
| 21 | | 60 | Australia | Costume Designer, Production Designer | |
| 23 | Jane Alderman | 77 | US | Casting Director | |
| 30 | | 82 | US | Actress, Singer | |
| 30 | | 80 | US | Actor | |
| November | 3 | | 83 | Switzerland | Actor | |
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| 5 | | 89 | UK | Actor | |
| 7 | | 79 | US | Actress | |
| 8 | | 92 | France | Cinematographer | |
| 11 | | 83 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 106 | Mexico | Actress | |
| 14 | | 71 | Canada | Actress | |
| 19 | | 96 | Italy | Cinematographer | |
| 19 | | 88 | US | Production Designer | |
| 21 | | 90 | Iceland | Actor | |
| 23 | | 91 | US | Actor | |
| 25 | | 71 | US | Actor | |
| 25 | | 83 | UK | Director | |
| 26 | | 90 | US | Actor | |
| 30 | | 88 | US | Actress | |
| December | 1 | | 76 | US | Actor | |
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| 3 | | 72 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | | 86 | Germany | Actress | |
| 4 | | 67 | US | Actress | |
| 6 | | 93 | UK | Actor | |
| 8 | | 87 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | | 69 | Canada | Actor | |
| 14 | | 89 | UK | Actor | |
| 15 | | 79 | US | Actress, Singer | |
| 18 | | 99 | Hungary | Actress | |
| 19 | | 87 | US | Actor | |
| 20 | | 96 | France | Actress | |
| 22 | | 86 | UK | Director | |
| 24 | | 95 | Spain | Production Designer | |
| 26 | | 54 | US | Actor | |
| 26 | | 94 | US | Actor | |
| 26 | | 95 | UK | Actress | |
| 26 | | 74 | US | Actress | |
| 27 | | 60 | US | Actress | |
| 28 | | 84 | US | Actress | |
| 30 | | 81 | US | Actor | |
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External links
Notes and References
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- News: Mendelson . Scott . Box Office: 'The Mermaid' Becomes First Movie To Top $500M Outside Of America . . May 11, 2016 . March 5, 2016.
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- Web site: China Box Office: 'Tomorrow' and 'Tigers' Climb Over 'Great Wall' . Frater . Patrick . December 25, 2016 . December 26, 2016 . Variety.
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