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2016 Superhero Openers
| Movie Summary |  Suicide Squad |  Batman v Superman |  Deadpool |  Captain America 3 |  X-Men: Apocalypse |  Doctor Strange |
| Genre | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Action | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. | Fox | Buena Vista | Fox | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | August 5, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | February 12, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | May 27, 2016 | November 4, 2016 |
| Domestic Gross | $325,100,054 | $330,360,194 | $363,070,709 | $408,084,349 | $155,442,489 | $232,641,920 |
| Production Budget | $175 million | $250 million | $58 million | $250 million | $178 million | $165 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 10 min. | 2 hrs. 31 min. | 1 hr. 46 min. | 2 hrs. 27 min. | 2 hrs. 23 min. | 1 hr. 55 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | R | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language | intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality | strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity | extended sequences of violence, action and mayhem | sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images | sci-fi violence and action throughout, and an intense crash sequence |
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| Domestic Summary | Suicide Squad | Batman v Superman | Deadpool | Captain America 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Doctor Strange |
| Total Gross | $325,100,054 | $330,360,194 | $363,070,709 | $408,084,349 | $155,442,489 | $232,641,920 |
| Opening Weekend* | $133,682,248 | $166,007,347 | $132,434,639 | $179,139,142 | $65,769,562 | $85,058,311 |
| Theaters | 4,255 | 4,242 | 3,558 | 4,226 | 4,150 | 3,882 |
| Average | $31,418 | $39,134 | $37,222 | $42,390 | $15,848 | $21,911 |
| Opening % of Total | 41.1% | 50.3% | 36.5% | 43.9% | 42.3% | 36.6% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -67.4% | -69.1% | -57.4% | -59.5% | -65.3% | -49.5% |
| Widest Release | 4,255 | 4,256 | 3,856 | 4,226 | 4,153 | 3,882 |
| Close Date | November 10, 2016 | June 16, 2016 | June 16, 2016 | September 22, 2016 | July 28, 2016 | March 16, 2017 |
| In Release | 98 days / 14 weeks | 84 days / 12 weeks | 126 days / 18 weeks | 140 days / 20 weeks | 63 days / 9 weeks | 133 days / 19 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Suicide Squad | Batman v Superman | Deadpool | Captain America 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Doctor Strange |
| Worldwide Gross | $746,846,894 | $873,634,919 | $783,112,979 | $1,153,304,495 | $543,934,787 | $677,718,395 |
| Foreign Gross | $421,746,840 | $543,274,725 | $420,042,270 | $745,220,146 | $388,492,298 | $445,076,475 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 56.5% | 62.2% | 53.6% | 64.6% | 71.4% | 65.7% |
| Domestic Gross | $325,100,054 | $330,360,194 | $363,070,709 | $408,084,349 | $155,442,489 | $232,641,920 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 43.5% | 37.8% | 46.4% | 35.4% | 28.6% | 34.3% |
| People Summary | Suicide Squad | Batman v Superman | Deadpool | Captain America 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Doctor Strange |
| Actor: Ben Affleck | n/a | #1 | - | - | - | - |
| Composer: Junkie XL | - | #2 | #1 | - | - | - |
| Producer: Charles Roven | #4 | #3 | - | - | - | - |
| Producer: Deborah Snyder | #3 | #2 | - | - | - | - |
| Producer: Kevin Feige | - | - | - | #5 | - | #16 |
| Producer: Lauren Schuler Donner | - | - | #1 | - | #8 | - |
| Producer: Simon Kinberg | - | - | #1 | - | #6 | - |
| Genres & Franchises | Suicide Squad | Batman v Superman | Deadpool | Captain America 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Doctor Strange |
| Brand: DC Comics | #5 | #4 | - | - | - | - |
| Brand: Marvel Comics | - | - | #9 | #5 | #31 | #20 |
| Franchise: DC Extended Universe | #3 | #2 | - | - | - | - |
| Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe | - | - | - | #5 | - | #13 |
| Franchise: X-Men | - | - | #1 | - | #8 | - |
| Genre: 3D | #29 | #28 | - | #14 | #92 | #53 |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | #17 | #16 | #12 | #8 | #48 | #28 |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #34 | #32 | #23 | #17 | - | #64 |
| Genre: Superhero | #17 | #16 | #12 | #8 | #47 | #28 |
| Genre: Superhero - Origin | #6 | - | #4 | - | - | #11 |
| Showdown: 2016 Superhero Openers | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | #6 | #5 |
| Showdown: 2016 Superhero Showdown | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | #6 | #5 |
| Showdown: DC Comics Extended Universe | #3 | #2 | - | - | - | - |
| Chart Rankings | Suicide Squad | Batman v Superman | Deadpool | Captain America 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Doctor Strange |
| All Time Domestic | #57 | #54 | #41 | #24 | #312 | #138 |
| All Time Adjusted | #203 | #201 | #161 | #122 | - | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #90 | #56 | #79 | #16 | #163 | #108 |
| Worldwide Openings | #31 | #6 | #32 | #13 | #83 | #78 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #44 | #6 | #45 | #17 | #60 | #73 |
| Opening Weeks | #26 | #16 | #24 | #11 | #119 | #84 |
| Opening Day Gross | #21 | #6 | #35 | #10 | #106 | #74 |
| Single Day Gross | #25 | #6 | #60 | #10 | #314 | #183 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | - | - | #87 | #48 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #121 | - | #129 | #124 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #27 | #41 | #51 | #28 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #55 | #87 | #79 | #69 | - | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #20 | #6 | #32 | #10 | #108 | #68 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #62 | #41 | #14 | #59 | #49 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #42 | #14 | #31 | #8 | #219 | #82 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #42 | #29 | #11 | #12 | #136 | #110 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #143 | - | #151 | #146 | - | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #31 | #46 | #56 | #32 | - | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #92 | #141 | #128 | #116 | - | - |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #27 | #17 | - | #25 | - | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #29 | #11 | #15 | #8 | - | #87 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #28 | #11 | #15 | #8 | #176 | #83 |
| Friday Share of Opening Weekends | #32 | #30 | - | #169 | - | - |
| Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | #25 | #35 | - | #172 | #133 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #25 | #11 | #26 | #7 | #126 | #76 |
| Opening Weekends - May | - | - | - | #3 | #38 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #13 | - | - | #4 | #73 | - |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #32 | #17 | #24 | #10 | - | #82 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #25 | #11 | #26 | #7 | #124 | #80 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #28 | #12 | #25 | #7 | #107 | #88 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #31 | #16 | #29 | #9 | #122 | #89 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #31 | #17 | #29 | #12 | #126 | #89 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #32 | #17 | #28 | #11 | #135 | #85 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #30 | #17 | #24 | #10 | #141 | #80 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #27 | #14 | #25 | #7 | #110 | #88 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #108 | #215 | #96 | #197 | - | #259 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #95 | #206 | #82 | #186 | - | #256 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | - | - | #74 | #11 | - |
| Second Weekends | #67 | #43 | #32 | #11 | - | #71 |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | #168 | #112 | - | #563 | #243 | - |
| Third Weekends | #104 | #75 | #33 | #26 | - | #171 |
| Fourth Weekends | #152 | - | #60 | #79 | - | #107 |
| Fifth Weekends | #93 | - | #67 | #185 | - | - |
| Sixth Weekends | #188 | - | #73 | - | - | - |
| Seventh Weekends | #150 | - | #138 | - | - | - |
| Eighth Weekends | #186 | - | #150 | - | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #939 | #960 | #752 | #818 | #922 | #511 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1683 | #1713 | #1399 | #1494 | #1651 | #1001 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #2336 | #2372 | #1941 | #2072 | #2290 | #1412 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #4426 | #4482 | #3827 | #4022 | #4348 | #3006 |
| Rated PG-13 | #36 | #34 | - | #16 | #170 | #80 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #23 | #10 | - | #7 | #85 | #56 |
| Widest Releases | #30 | #28 | #169 | #36 | #50 | #160 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #26 | #31 | #326 | #36 | #48 | #149 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #18 | #22 | - | #27 | #36 | #83 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #21 | #20 | - | #27 | #36 | #88 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #23 | #9 | #26 | #7 | #135 | #89 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #29 | #11 | #26 | #7 | #217 | #81 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #31 | #16 | #28 | #7 | - | #99 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #34 | #17 | #29 | #10 | - | - |
| Fastest to $300 million | #43 | #26 | #30 | #10 | - | - |
| Fastest to $350 million | - | - | #30 | #13 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #644 | #658 | #641 | #660 | #532 | #578 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #155 | #170 | #158 | #179 | - | #87 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #37 | #20 | #38 | #15 | #211 | #152 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #41 | #72 | #86 | #51 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #85 | - | #129 | #123 | - | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #23 | #9 | #40 | #14 | #176 | #105 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #105 | #76 | #33 | #109 | #96 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #65 | #21 | #50 | #10 | - | #145 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #61 | #42 | #18 | #21 | - | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #48 | #80 | #95 | #58 | - | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #138 | - | #189 | #183 | - | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #69 | #27 | #36 | #17 | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #63 | #26 | #35 | #16 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | - | - | - | #5 | #53 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #33 | #16 | #37 | #13 | #214 | #127 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #19 | - | - | #10 | #136 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #122 | #79 | #57 | #26 | - | #147 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #79 | #74 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #71 | #70 | - | #37 | - | #149 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #29 | #15 | - | #13 | #140 | #90 |
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