Domestic Box Office For September 2016
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Manches Frida | $11,528,613 | 465 | $3,676,235 | 31.9% | 362 | Sep 2 | Nov 3 | Pantelion Films |
| 2 | Denial | $4,073,489 | 648 | $93,728 | 2.3% | 5 | Sep 30 | Dec 19 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 3 | A Man Called Ove | $3,479,315 | 194 | $54,608 | 1.6% | 9 | Sep 30 | Feb 23 | Music Box Films |
| 4 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | $2,930,414 | 155 | $785,336 | 26.8% | 85 | Sep 15 | Jan 8 | Abramorama |
| 5 | The Dressmaker | $2,022,115 | 174 | $185,165 | 9.2% | 36 | Sep 23 | Dec 22 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 6 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | $1,801,550 | 256 | $1,108,650 | 61.5% | 256 | Sep 30 | Oct 20 | FIP |
| 7 | Baar Baar Dekho | $981,947 | 146 | $612,363 | 62.4% | 146 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | Eros Worldwide |
| 8 | Operation Mekong | $800,012 | 29 | $85,082 | 10.6% | 25 | Sep 30 | Nov 24 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 9 | I Belonged to You | $744,541 | 50 | $311,738 | 41.9% | 50 | Sep 30 | Nov 10 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 10 | Mr. Church | $685,780 | 354 | $338,551 | 49.4% | 354 | Sep 16 | Oct 31 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 11 | American Honey | $663,246 | 135 | $71,203 | 10.7% | 4 | Sep 30 | Dec 8 | A24 |
| 12 | Embrace: The Documentary | $629,126 | 77 | - | - | - | Sep 19 | - | GathrFilms |
| 13 | Harry & Snowman | $561,460 | 25 | $56,842 | 10.1% | 18 | Sep 30 | Feb 23 | FilmRise |
| 14 | The Age of Shadows | $541,719 | 33 | $165,685 | 30.6% | 33 | Sep 23 | Nov 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 15 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 2016 Re-release | $526,633 | 155 | $526,633 | 100% | 155 | Sep 3 | Sep 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | $350,456 | 68 | $170,676 | 48.7% | 68 | Sep 30 | Oct 20 | - |
| 17 | Akira | $219,401 | 71 | $136,644 | 62.3% | 71 | Sep 2 | Sep 15 | FIP |
| 18 | White Girl | $200,242 | 16 | $34,058 | 17% | 3 | Sep 2 | Oct 20 | FilmRise |
| 19 | Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion Domestic Release | $190,581 | 457 | $163,005 | 85.5% | 457 | Sep 15 | - | Eleven Arts |
| 20 | Kicks | $150,191 | 65 | $32,111 | 21.4% | 3 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | Focus World |
| 21 | Victor | $117,755 | 12 | $38,594 | 32.8% | 12 | Sep 15 | Mar 30 | CanZion Films |
| 22 | Dekalog 2016 Re-release | $106,494 | 5 | $18,532 | 17.4% | 3 | Sep 2 | Oct 6 | Janus Films |
| 23 | Demon | $104,038 | 24 | $13,023 | 12.5% | 3 | Sep 9 | Nov 3 | The Orchard |
| 24 | Cameraperson | $102,033 | 7 | $12,760 | 12.5% | 1 | Sep 9 | Dec 8 | Janus Films |
| 25 | Other People | $91,441 | 12 | $36,997 | 40.5% | 12 | Sep 9 | Oct 13 | Vertical Entertainment |
| 26 | Sand Storm | $86,800 | 6 | $6,849 | 7.9% | 2 | Sep 28 | Nov 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 27 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story | $85,999 | 27 | $23,413 | 27.2% | 5 | Sep 9 | Oct 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | Cock and Bull | $82,778 | 12 | $33,231 | 40.1% | 12 | Sep 16 | Oct 13 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 29 | For the Love of Spock | $80,141 | 38 | - | - | - | Sep 9 | Dec 29 | Gravitas Ventures |
| 30 | Do Not Resist | $72,791 | 8 | $7,150 | - | 1 | Sep 30 | Feb 2 | Vanish Films |
| 31 | Dancer | $71,917 | 10 | $7,140 | 9.9% | 1 | Sep 9 | Oct 9 | IFC Films |
| 32 | Max Rose | $66,680 | 29 | $4,000 | - | 1 | Sep 2 | Oct 20 | Paladin |
| 33 | Girl Asleep | $60,289 | 24 | $2,567 | 4.3% | 1 | Sep 23 | Nov 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | Command and Control | $57,635 | 6 | $5,385 | - | 1 | Sep 14 | Oct 20 | American Experience Films |
| 35 | The Lovers & the Despot | $55,511 | 13 | $14,925 | 26.9% | 8 | Sep 23 | Nov 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | Tanna | $46,654 | 10 | $5,711 | 12.2% | 2 | Sep 16 | Feb 5 | Lightyear Entertainment |
| 37 | 3 Weeks in Yerevan | $45,536 | 4 | $29,245 | 64.2% | 3 | Sep 16 | Sep 25 | Richmond Media Entertainment |
| 38 | Danny Says | $44,213 | 16 | $11,244 | 25.4% | 16 | Sep 30 | Nov 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 39 | Closet Monster | $42,166 | 11 | $6,118 | 14.5% | 1 | Sep 23 | Dec 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 40 | Wild Oats | $40,598 | 100 | $21,554 | 53.1% | 100 | Sep 16 | Sep 22 | Dimension Films |
| 41 | Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | $39,928 | 7 | $10,422 | 26.1% | 2 | Sep 16 | Oct 13 | Area 23a |
| 42 | La Notte | $39,236 | 2 | $10,547 | 26.9% | 2 | Sep 14 | Dec 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 43 | Come What May | $37,766 | 6 | $9,738 | 25.8% | 2 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | Cohen Media Group |
| 44 | The Map Against the World | $34,034 | 4 | $9,962 | 29.3% | 4 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | CJ Entertainment |
| 45 | As I Open My Eyes | $30,989 | 5 | $4,189 | 13.5% | 1 | Sep 8 | Dec 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 46 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | $29,500 | 4 | $9,511 | 32.2% | 1 | Sep 23 | Nov 10 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 47 | The Last Princess | $29,259 | 1 | $11,607 | 39.7% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 22 | CJ Entertainment |
| 48 | Banjo | $25,531 | 30 | $18,320 | 71.8% | 30 | Sep 23 | Oct 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 49 | Goat | $23,020 | 20 | $23,020 | - | 20 | Sep 23 | - | The Film Arcade |
| 50 | Generation Startup | $22,271 | 1 | $5,756 | 25.8% | 1 | Sep 23 | Oct 16 | Long Shot Factory |
| 51 | Reparation | $22,267 | 4 | $2,649 | 11.9% | 1 | Sep 4 | Oct 6 | Red Dirt Pictures |
| 52 | New World Order | $20,205 | 3 | $2,790 | 13.8% | 2 | Sep 23 | Feb 9 | Indican Pictures |
| 53 | Landfill Harmonic | $17,205 | 5 | $3,526 | 20.5% | 1 | Sep 9 | Dec 1 | The Film Collaborative |
| 54 | Tharlo | $17,091 | 2 | $5,160 | 30.2% | 2 | Sep 28 | - | Icarus Films |
| 55 | Brother Nature | $14,218 | 17 | $9,699 | 68.2% | 17 | Sep 9 | Sep 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 56 | The Ruins of Lifta | $11,548 | 1 | $4,620 | 40% | 1 | Sep 23 | Nov 3 | First Run |
| 57 | Made in France | $9,956 | 2 | $3,688 | 37% | 1 | Sep 23 | Jan 22 | Under The Milky Way |
| 58 | Chronic | $9,033 | 7 | $2,403 | 26.6% | 2 | Sep 23 | Oct 27 | Monument Releasing |
| 59 | Silicon Cowboys | $8,239 | 12 | $5,724 | 69.5% | 12 | Sep 16 | Sep 22 | FilmRise |
| 60 | Pet | $8,004 | 9 | $63 | 0.8% | 1 | Sep 30 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 61 | The Carer | $6,208 | 1 | $5,102 | 82.2% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 22 | Corinth Films |
| 62 | Klown Forever | $5,700 | 10 | $860 | 15.1% | 5 | Sep 2 | - | Drafthouse Films |
| 63 | Miss Stevens | $4,611 | 2 | $2,451 | 53.2% | 2 | Sep 16 | Oct 6 | The Orchard |
| 64 | Auto Shop of Horrors | $4,300 | 1 | - | - | - | Sep 23 | Dec 7 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 65 | Maximum Ride | $4,218 | 10 | $2,462 | 58.4% | 10 | Sep 30 | Oct 6 | Tugg |
| 66 | Among the Believers | $4,189 | 1 | $1,900 | 45.4% | 1 | Sep 30 | Oct 13 | First Run |
| 67 | The Last Film Festival | $3,558 | 5 | - | - | - | Sep 2 | Oct 27 | Monterey Media |
| 68 | Restored Me 2016 Re-release | $3,428 | 10 | $1,316 | 38.4% | 10 | Sep 9 | Sep 15 | Masters Media Group |
| 69 | 1000 Rupee Note | $2,404 | 1 | $1,697 | 70.6% | 1 | Sep 23 | Sep 29 | Kino Lorber |
| 70 | A Beautiful Now | $1,714 | 4 | $148 | 8.6% | 1 | Sep 2 | Oct 20 | Monterey Media |
| 71 | The Pit | $560 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 30 | Oct 6 | Kino Lorber |
