Domestic Box Office For May 2016
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain America: Civil War | $408,084,349 | 4,226 | $179,139,142 | 43.9% | 4,226 | May 6 | Sep 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $155,442,489 | 4,153 | $65,769,562 | 42.3% | 4,150 | May 27 | Jul 28 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | The Angry Birds Movie | $107,509,366 | 3,932 | $38,155,177 | 35.5% | 3,932 | May 20 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | $77,041,381 | 3,763 | $26,858,726 | 34.9% | 3,763 | May 27 | Sep 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | $55,455,765 | 3,416 | $21,760,405 | 39.2% | 3,384 | May 20 | Jul 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Money Monster | $41,012,075 | 3,104 | $14,788,157 | 36.1% | 3,104 | May 13 | Aug 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | The Nice Guys | $36,261,763 | 2,865 | $11,203,270 | 30.9% | 2,865 | May 20 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Love & Friendship | $14,016,568 | 826 | $133,513 | 1% | 4 | May 13 | Sep 22 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | The Darkness | $10,753,574 | 1,769 | $4,950,859 | 46% | 1,755 | May 13 | Jun 30 | BH Tilt |
| 10 | The Lobster 2016 Re-release | $8,700,374 | 560 | $190,252 | 2.2% | 4 | May 13 | Sep 29 | A24 |
| 11 | Maggie's Plan | $3,351,735 | 335 | $63,308 | 1.9% | 5 | May 20 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 12 | A Bigger Splash | $2,024,099 | 378 | $114,419 | 5.7% | 5 | May 4 | Jul 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | Weiner | $1,676,108 | 88 | $84,173 | 5% | 5 | May 20 | Sep 5 | IFC Films |
| 14 | Dark Horse 2016 Re-release | $940,715 | 74 | $13,838 | 1.5% | 3 | May 6 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | The Wailing | $786,633 | 35 | $77,892 | 9.9% | 2 | May 20 | Sep 29 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 16 | High-Rise | $346,472 | 41 | $79,887 | 23.1% | 39 | May 13 | Aug 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 17 | AmeriGeddon | $316,554 | 30 | $125,571 | 39.7% | 30 | May 13 | Jun 26 | Forewarned |
| 18 | Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things | $261,865 | 80 | - | - | - | May 24 | Aug 4 | GathrFilms |
| 19 | Dheepan | $261,819 | 26 | $20,249 | 7.7% | 2 | May 6 | Aug 4 | IFC Films |
| 20 | Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero | $230,069 | 6 | $60,860 | 26.5% | 4 | May 13 | - | Sky Island Films |
| 21 | Kaptaan | $203,790 | 29 | $109,993 | 54% | 29 | May 20 | Jun 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 22 | The Fallen Idol 2016 Re-release | $199,619 | 4 | $12,136 | 6.1% | 2 | May 27 | Nov 24 | Rialto Pictures |
| 23 | Sunset Song | $159,714 | 19 | $12,995 | 8.1% | 3 | May 13 | Aug 25 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | Phantom Detective | $67,054 | 15 | $7,804 | 11.6% | 1 | May 11 | Jun 16 | CJ Entertainment |
| 25 | Presenting Princess Shaw | $60,197 | 12 | $4,814 | 8% | 3 | May 27 | Aug 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 26 | Pele: Birth of a Legend | $57,046 | 19 | $7,226 | 12.7% | 3 | May 13 | Jun 9 | IFC Films |
| 27 | The Unknowns | $51,035 | 21 | - | - | - | May 30 | Jul 28 | GathrFilms |
| 28 | Ma ma | $47,258 | 11 | $8,874 | 18.8% | 1 | May 20 | Jun 23 | Oscilloscope |
| 29 | Phantom of the Theatre | $43,955 | 26 | $21,001 | 47.8% | 26 | May 6 | May 15 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 30 | Band of Outsiders 2016 Re-release | $38,004 | 2 | $13,252 | 34.9% | 2 | May 6 | Aug 11 | Rialto Pictures |
| 31 | Kaili Blues | $32,164 | 4 | $4,164 | 12.9% | 1 | May 20 | Jan 24 | Grasshopper Film |
| 32 | Paths of the Soul | $31,747 | 3 | $2,780 | 8.8% | 1 | May 13 | - | Icarus Films |
| 33 | Being Charlie | $30,400 | 14 | $11,872 | 39.1% | 4 | May 6 | Jun 2 | Paladin |
| 34 | Unlocking the Cage | $27,284 | 3 | $3,708 | 13.6% | 1 | May 25 | Sep 29 | First Run |
| 35 | Chevalier | $25,696 | 7 | $5,968 | 23.2% | 3 | May 27 | Sep 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 36 | A Monster with a Thousand Heads | $24,852 | 5 | $3,900 | 15.7% | 2 | May 11 | Jul 14 | Music Box Films |
| 37 | Harmony | $23,248 | 47 | $760 | 3.3% | 3 | May 17 | - | FUNimation Entertainment |
| 38 | Almost Holy | $21,142 | 10 | $4,195 | 19.8% | 5 | May 20 | - | The Orchard |
| 39 | The Romans | $19,705 | 3 | $3,256 | 16.5% | 1 | May 27 | - | Indican Pictures |
| 40 | A Bit of Bad Luck | $18,089 | 6 | $2,480 | 13.7% | 2 | May 13 | Dec 22 | Indican Pictures |
| 41 | Holy Hell | $18,051 | 3 | $9,238 | 51.2% | 3 | May 27 | Jun 9 | WRA Productions |
| 42 | Starcrossed | $15,263 | 10 | $2,826 | 18.5% | 2 | May 13 | Dec 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 43 | The Ones Below | $12,488 | 4 | $5,191 | 41.6% | 4 | May 27 | Jun 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | Elstree 1976 | $12,173 | 14 | $3,270 | 26.9% | 14 | May 6 | Jun 9 | FilmRise |
| 45 | Destiny | $12,156 | 1 | $2,334 | 19.2% | 1 | May 20 | Aug 25 | Kino Lorber |
| 46 | Kill Zone 2 | $11,998 | 13 | $11,998 | 100% | 13 | May 13 | - | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 47 | SK1 2016 Re-release | $10,330 | 1 | - | - | - | May 13 | Jun 23 | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | The Other Side | $8,074 | 1 | $1,246 | 15.4% | 1 | May 20 | Sep 1 | Film Movement |
| 49 | Welcome to Happiness | $5,083 | 10 | - | - | - | May 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 50 | Search Party 2016 Re-release | $4,571 | 10 | $3,073 | 67.2% | 10 | May 13 | May 19 | Focus World |
| 51 | The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West | $2,852 | 1 | $1,744 | 61.2% | 1 | May 6 | May 26 | First Run |
