| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $21,000,000 | $21,242,181 | +$242,181 | +1.2% | 3,987 | $69,050,957 | $69,293,138 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Hail, Caesar! | $11,440,000 | $11,355,225 | -$84,775 | -0.7% | 2,232 | $11,440,000 | $11,355,225 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | The Revenant | $7,100,000 | $6,939,795 | -$160,205 | -2.3% | 3,018 | $149,703,403 | $149,543,198 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | $6,890,000 | $6,973,316 | +$83,316 | +1.2% | 2,262 | $905,961,469 | $906,044,785 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Choice | $6,085,000 | $6,050,443 | -$34,557 | -0.6% | 2,631 | $6,085,000 | $6,050,443 | 1 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | $5,200,000 | $5,324,240 | +$124,240 | +2.4% | 2,931 | $5,200,000 | $5,324,240 | 1 | Screen Gems | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Finest Hours | $4,715,000 | $4,826,239 | +$111,239 | +2.4% | 3,143 | $18,380,660 | $18,491,899 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Ride Along 2 | $4,520,000 | $4,560,715 | +$40,715 | +0.9% | 2,172 | $77,206,830 | $77,247,545 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Boy | $4,098,000 | $4,083,822 | -$14,178 | -0.3% | 2,214 | $26,895,684 | $26,881,506 | 3 | STX Entertainment | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Dirty Grandpa | $4,050,000 | $4,040,023 | -$9,977 | -0.2% | 2,567 | $29,389,753 | $29,379,776 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | The 5th Wave | $3,692,000 | $3,773,788 | +$81,788 | +2.2% | 2,346 | $25,657,200 | $25,738,988 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | $2,850,000 | $2,850,304 | +$304 | <0.1% | 2,059 | $47,742,592 | $47,742,896 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Fifty Shades of Black | $2,185,105 | $2,080,924 | -$104,181 | -4.8% | 2,075 | $9,475,725 | $9,371,544 | 2 | Open Road Films (II) | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | The Big Short | $1,780,000 | $1,710,205 | -$69,795 | -3.9% | 860 | $63,730,476 | $63,660,681 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Daddy's Home | $1,500,000 | $1,477,840 | -$22,160 | -1.5% | 1,018 | $145,259,956 | $145,237,796 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Brooklyn | $1,125,000 | $1,179,319 | +$54,319 | +4.8% | 703 | $32,325,943 | $32,380,262 | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Spotlight | $844,274 | $835,514 | -$8,760 | -1% | 668 | $36,113,108 | $36,104,348 | 14 | Open Road Films (II) | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Room | $782,440 | $731,117 | -$51,323 | -6.6% | 631 | $11,252,823 | $11,201,500 | 17 | A24 | - |
| 19 | 19 | - | 45 Years | $511,500 | $475,908 | -$35,592 | -7% | 154 | $2,022,512 | $1,986,820 | 7 | IFC Films | - |
| 20 | 20 | - | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016: Live Action | $400,000 | $427,455 | +$27,455 | +6.9% | 170 | $1,186,399 | $1,213,854 | 2 | Shorts International | - |
| 21 | 21 | - | The Lady in the Van | $392,585 | $353,227 | -$39,358 | -10% | 82 | $1,256,804 | $1,217,449 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 22 | 22 | - | The Hateful Eight | $351,000 | $343,989 | -$7,011 | -2% | 373 | $53,014,841 | $53,007,830 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 23 | 23 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | $320,000 | $295,929 | -$24,071 | -7.5% | 300 | $83,674,931 | $83,650,860 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 24 | 24 | - | Ip Man 3 | $307,675 | $275,786 | -$31,889 | -10.4% | 112 | $2,158,400 | $2,126,511 | 3 | Well Go USA Entertainment | - |
| 25 | 25 | - | Sisters | $237,000 | $241,565 | +$4,565 | +1.9% | 287 | $86,531,225 | $86,535,790 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 26 | 26 | - | Joy | $235,000 | $241,557 | +$6,557 | +2.8% | 286 | $55,839,190 | $55,845,747 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 27 | 28 | +1 | Creed | $224,000 | $211,265 | -$12,735 | -5.7% | 242 | $109,001,531 | $108,988,796 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 28 | 27 | -1 | Carol | $210,000 | $222,152 | +$12,152 | +5.8% | 236 | $11,803,856 | $11,816,008 | 12 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 29 | 29 | - | Norm of the North | $175,000 | $189,228 | +$14,228 | +8.1% | 338 | $16,312,724 | $16,326,952 | 4 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 30 | 31 | +1 | The Monkey King 2 | $175,000 | $166,391 | -$8,609 | -4.9% | 38 | $175,000 | $166,391 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution | - |
| 31 | 32 | +1 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | $165,000 | $162,227 | -$2,773 | -1.7% | 207 | $280,978,773 | $280,976,000 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 32 | 33 | +1 | Anomalisa | $160,000 | $156,871 | -$3,129 | -2% | 147 | $2,236,307 | $2,233,178 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 33 | 36 | +3 | The Forest | $132,000 | $130,770 | -$1,230 | -0.9% | 162 | $26,191,494 | $26,190,264 | 5 | Focus Features | - |
| 34 | 35 | +1 | Jane Got a Gun | $127,000 | $137,523 | +$10,523 | +8.3% | 1,031 | $1,386,761 | $1,397,284 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 35 | 34 | -1 | The Danish Girl | $126,000 | $139,426 | +$13,426 | +10.7% | 155 | $10,600,359 | $10,613,785 | 11 | Focus Features | - |
| 36 | 40 | +4 | Son of Saul | $100,393 | $90,059 | -$10,334 | -10.3% | 54 | $884,534 | $874,200 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 37 | 43 | +6 | Spectre | $68,000 | $67,322 | -$678 | -1% | 115 | $199,592,144 | $199,591,466 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 38 | 49 | +11 | Regression | $31,000 | $33,915 | +$2,915 | +9.4% | 100 | $31,000 | $33,915 | 1 | - | - |
| 39 | 59 | +20 | Janis: Little Girl Blue | $10,000 | $7,887 | -$2,113 | -21.1% | 4 | $370,905 | $368,692 | 11 | FilmRise | - |
| 40 | 57 | +17 | I Knew Her Well | $9,000 | $9,312 | +$312 | +3.5% | 1 | $9,000 | $9,312 | 1 | Janus Films | - |
| 41 | 62 | +21 | Aferim! | $6,856 | $6,607 | -$249 | -3.6% | 3 | $60,766 | $60,519 | 3 | Big World Pictures | - |
| 42 | 64 | +22 | Southbound | $6,250 | - | - | - | 4 | $6,250 | - | 1 | The Orchard | - |
