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Films about superheroes and animated animals dominated the global top 10 box office performers of 2016, with Walt Disney Studios making $4.97 billion and second-place Warner Bros earning $2.39bn

Distributor Global box office revenue (to Dec 31)

Captain America: Civil War Walt Disney Studios* $1,153.3m

Finding Dory Walt Disney Studios $1,027.8m

Zootopia Walt Disney Studios $1,023.8m

The Jungle Book Walt Disney Studios $966.6m

The Secret Life of Pets Universal Pictures $875.5m

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Warner Bros.$873.3m

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Walt Disney Studios $801.9m

Deadpool 20th Century Fox  $783.1m

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Warner Bros.$777m

Suicide Squad Warner Bros.$745.6m

*Walt Disney Studios includes Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm brands

Total $9,028 million

Source: Box Office Mojo
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