Domestic Box Office For August 2016
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suicide Squad | $325,100,054 | 4,255 | $133,682,248 | 41.1% | 4,255 | Aug 5 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Sausage Party | $97,685,686 | 3,135 | $34,263,534 | 35.1% | 3,103 | Aug 12 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Don't Breathe | $89,217,875 | 3,384 | $26,411,706 | 29.6% | 3,051 | Aug 26 | Dec 22 | Screen Gems |
| 4 | Pete's Dragon | $76,233,151 | 3,702 | $21,514,095 | 28.2% | 3,702 | Aug 12 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $48,023,088 | 3,279 | $12,608,372 | 26.3% | 3,260 | Aug 19 | Dec 1 | Focus Features |
| 6 | War Dogs | $43,034,523 | 3,258 | $14,685,305 | 34.1% | 3,258 | Aug 19 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Florence Foster Jenkins | $27,383,770 | 1,528 | $6,601,313 | 24.1% | 1,528 | Aug 12 | Oct 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Hell or High Water | $27,007,844 | 1,505 | $621,329 | 2.3% | 32 | Aug 26 | Nov 17 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Ben-Hur | $26,410,477 | 3,084 | $11,203,815 | 42.4% | 3,084 | Aug 19 | Oct 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Mechanic: Resurrection | $21,218,403 | 2,258 | $7,456,525 | 35.1% | 2,258 | Aug 26 | Oct 27 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Nine Lives | $19,700,032 | 2,264 | $6,249,915 | 31.7% | 2,264 | Aug 5 | Oct 27 | EuropaCorp |
| 12 | Café Society | $11,103,205 | 631 | $359,289 | 3.2% | 5 | Aug 5 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Southside with You | $6,304,223 | 897 | $2,868,403 | 45.5% | 813 | Aug 26 | Nov 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Hands of Stone | $4,712,792 | 2,011 | $1,751,388 | 37.2% | 810 | Aug 26 | Oct 13 | The Weinstein Company |
