Domestic Box Office For April 2016
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Beautiful Planet | $15,650,615 | 155 | $223,983 | 1.4% | 137 | Apr 29 | - | IMAX |
| 2 | The Meddler 2016 Re-release | $4,267,218 | 464 | $57,022 | 1.3% | 4 | Apr 22 | Aug 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | A Hologram for the King | $4,212,494 | 523 | $1,138,578 | 27% | 401 | Apr 22 | Jul 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 4 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | $3,866,794 | 288 | $80,325 | 2.1% | 6 | Apr 29 | Aug 4 | IFC Films |
| 5 | Sing Street | $3,237,118 | 525 | $63,573 | 2% | 5 | Apr 15 | Jul 28 | The Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Green Room | $3,220,371 | 777 | $87,984 | 2.7% | 3 | Apr 15 | Jul 14 | A24 |
| 7 | Compadres | $3,127,773 | 368 | $1,397,434 | 44.7% | 368 | Apr 22 | May 26 | Pantelion Films |
| 8 | Miles Ahead | $2,610,896 | 527 | $114,530 | 4.4% | 4 | Apr 1 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 9 | Fan | $2,300,000 | 307 | $1,382,871 | 60.1% | 307 | Apr 15 | Apr 21 | Yash Raj Films |
| 10 | Purple Rain 2016 Re-release | $1,868,075 | 87 | - | - | - | Apr 23 | Apr 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe | $1,163,265 | 95 | $28,339 | 2.4% | 1 | Apr 1 | Sep 22 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 12 | Papa Hemingway in Cuba | $1,115,615 | 325 | $475,224 | 42.6% | 325 | Apr 29 | Jun 16 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 13 | Elvis & Nixon | $1,055,287 | 381 | $466,447 | 44.2% | 381 | Apr 22 | May 12 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 14 | Ki & Ka | $857,986 | 148 | $439,521 | 51.2% | 148 | Apr 1 | Apr 14 | Eros Worldwide |
| 15 | Chongqing Hot Pot | $779,818 | 46 | $201,960 | 25.9% | 20 | Apr 1 | Apr 26 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 16 | Saturday's Warrior | $744,046 | 28 | $96,041 | 12.9% | 9 | Apr 1 | Oct 20 | Purdie Distribution |
| 17 | The First Monday in May | $527,474 | 45 | $99,242 | 18.8% | 20 | Apr 15 | Jun 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 18 | Unsullied | $510,957 | 102 | $179,112 | 35.1% | 102 | Apr 22 | May 26 | Indican Pictures |
| 19 | Baaghi | $438,207 | 78 | $237,215 | 54.1% | 78 | Apr 29 | May 26 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Francofonia | $307,040 | 25 | $22,083 | 7.2% | 2 | Apr 1 | Jul 7 | Music Box Films |
| 21 | The Family Fang | $262,921 | 52 | $14,506 | 5.5% | 1 | Apr 29 | Jun 30 | Starz Digital Media |
| 22 | The Invitation | $231,737 | 31 | $67,877 | 29.3% | 10 | Apr 8 | Jun 30 | Drafthouse Films |
| 23 | Viva | $178,008 | 17 | $48,995 | 27.5% | 14 | Apr 29 | Jun 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | Louder Than Bombs | $163,807 | 40 | $24,259 | 14.8% | 4 | Apr 8 | Jun 2 | The Orchard |
| 25 | Eva Hesse | $157,481 | 7 | $12,780 | 8.1% | 1 | Apr 27 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 26 | Hockney 2016 Re-release | $120,745 | 10 | $13,683 | 11.3% | 4 | Apr 22 | Aug 4 | Film Movement |
| 27 | Tale of Tales | $118,925 | 15 | $8,871 | 7.5% | 2 | Apr 22 | Jun 16 | IFC Films |
| 28 | The Measure of a Man | $112,391 | 6 | $10,011 | 8.9% | 2 | Apr 15 | Sep 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 29 | Our Last Tango | $100,086 | 6 | $6,550 | 6.5% | 1 | Apr 15 | Jul 28 | Strand Releasing |
| 30 | New York, New York | $92,377 | 16 | $42,239 | 45.7% | 16 | Apr 15 | May 12 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 31 | Living Los Sures | $83,992 | 2 | $26,088 | 31.1% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | Oscilloscope |
| 32 | Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt | $82,143 | 4 | $13,244 | 16.1% | 1 | Apr 6 | Jun 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 33 | The Congressman | $71,451 | 13 | $14,260 | 20% | 3 | Apr 29 | Jun 9 | Shadow Distribution |
| 34 | The Dark Horse | $67,533 | 10 | $8,152 | 12.1% | 2 | Apr 1 | May 19 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 35 | Time Renegades | $59,425 | 11 | $6,068 | 10.2% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 36 | Sold | $57,527 | 9 | $5,070 | 8.8% | 1 | Apr 1 | - | Matson Films |
| 37 | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | $56,550 | 5 | $17,724 | 31.3% | 5 | Apr 1 | Apr 24 | CJ Entertainment |
| 38 | Wedding Doll | $56,196 | 7 | $2,771 | 4.9% | 3 | Apr 15 | Jul 28 | Strand Releasing |
| 39 | L'attesa | $55,804 | 9 | $5,686 | 10.2% | 2 | Apr 29 | Jul 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 40 | High Strung | $53,447 | 100 | $40,708 | 76.2% | 100 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 | Paladin |
| 41 | Catching the Sun | $38,613 | 14 | - | - | - | Apr 1 | May 12 | The Film Collaborative |
| 42 | How to Let Go of the World: and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change | $36,386 | 4 | $5,800 | 15.9% | 1 | Apr 20 | - | International WOW Company |
| 43 | Kill Me, Deadly | $36,027 | 3 | $11,600 | 32.2% | 2 | Apr 1 | Mar 23 | Indican Pictures |
| 44 | Mr. Right | $34,694 | 35 | $25,369 | 73.1% | 35 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 | Focus World |
| 45 | Rio, I Love You 2016 Re-release | $31,982 | 15 | - | - | - | Apr 15 | - | Screen Media Films |
| 46 | Men & Chicken | $30,207 | 11 | $2,654 | 8.8% | 2 | Apr 22 | Jun 30 | Drafthouse Films |
| 47 | Neon Bull | $26,734 | 4 | $6,413 | 24% | 1 | Apr 8 | Jul 24 | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | Standing Tall | $26,144 | 6 | $7,488 | 28.6% | 2 | Apr 1 | Apr 21 | Cohen Media Group |
| 49 | The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story | $23,487 | 5 | - | - | 5 | Apr 15 | Jan 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 50 | Be Here Now | $22,424 | 11 | $13,577 | 60.5% | 11 | Apr 8 | May 5 | Tugg |
| 51 | Term Life | $21,256 | 50 | $13,040 | 61.3% | 50 | Apr 29 | May 5 | Focus World |
| 52 | Revelation: Dawn of Global Government | $19,107 | 2 | $14,975 | 78.4% | 2 | Apr 15 | - | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 53 | The Channel | $18,319 | 10 | $4,214 | 23% | 1 | Apr 8 | Nov 24 | Indican Pictures |
| 54 | Streit's: Matzo and the American Dream | $17,506 | 3 | $12,065 | 68.9% | 3 | Apr 20 | - | Menemsha Films |
| 55 | Colonia | $15,709 | 27 | - | - | - | Apr 15 | - | Screen Media Films |
| 56 | The Adderall Diaries | $13,191 | 31 | $5,517 | 41.8% | 30 | Apr 15 | - | A24 |
| 57 | Viktoria | $11,314 | 3 | $2,468 | 21.8% | 2 | Apr 29 | Aug 28 | Big World Pictures |
| 58 | From the East | $8,540 | 1 | $564 | 6.6% | 1 | Apr 17 | - | Icarus Films |
| 59 | The Dying of the Light | $6,627 | 2 | $996 | 15% | 1 | Apr 7 | Aug 18 | First Run |
| 60 | Bourek | $5,844 | 1 | $2,692 | 46.1% | 1 | Apr 29 | May 5 | Argot Pictures |
| 61 | Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame | $4,696 | 3 | $488 | 10.4% | 2 | Apr 1 | May 26 | First Run |
| 62 | Sworn Virgin | $4,636 | 4 | $830 | 17.9% | 1 | Apr 22 | Jun 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 63 | In Harmony | $3,144 | 2 | $809 | 25.7% | 1 | Apr 15 | Apr 28 | Distrib Films |
| 64 | Memoria | $2,242 | 6 | $47 | 2.1% | 1 | Apr 8 | May 12 | Monterey Media |
| 65 | The Silence of Mark Rothko | $1,422 | 1 | $268 | 18.8% | 1 | Apr 21 | - | Icarus Films |
| 66 | Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart | $815 | 1 | $310 | 38% | 1 | Apr 1 | - | Distrib Films |
