2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium, the 16th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 8 - The Forest (Gramercy Pictures)
• January 15 - Ride Along 2
• January 19 - The Veil
• January 20 - Split
• January 22 - The Boy (STX Entertainment)
• January 29 - Fifty Shades of Black (Open Road Films)
• January 31 - Kung Fu Panda 3
• February 5 - Hail, Caesar!
• February 19 - Race (Focus Features)
• February 26 - Triple 9 (Open Road Films), Only Yesterday
• March 2 - London Has Fallen (Focus Features)
• March 11 - The Young Messiah (Focus Features)
• March 15 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
• April 7 - The Huntsman: Winter's War
• April 8 - The Boss, Hardcore Henry, Mr. Right (Focus Features)
• April 21 - The Promise
• April 29 - Term Life (Focus Features), Mother's Day (Open Road Films), Ratchet & Clank (Gramercy Pictures)
• April 30 - An American Tail (Montclair Film Festival)
• May 20 - Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
• June 3 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
• June 10 - Warcraft
• June 17 - Central Intelligence
• June 24 - Free State of Jones (STX Entertainment)
• July 1 - The Purge: Election Year
• July 8 - The Secret Life of Pets
• July 29 - Jason Bourne, Gleason (Open Road Films), Bad Moms (STX Entertainment)
• August 19
  • A Tale of Love and Darkness (Focus Features)
  • Kubo and the Two Strings (Focus Features)
• September 8 - Kicks (Focus Features)
• September 16 - Bridget Jones's Baby, Snowden (Open Road Films)
• October 7 - The Girl on the Train
• October 14 - American Honey (Focus Features), Kevin Hart: What Now?, Ordinary World, Max Steel (Open Road Films), Desierto
• October 20 - Ouija: Origin of Evil
• October 21 - In a Valley of Violence
• November 4 - Loving (Focus Features), Trolls
• November 11 - Almost Christmas
• November 18 - Bleed for This (Open Road Films), The Edge of Seventeen (STX Entertainment)
• November 23 - Nocturnal Animals (Focus Features)
• December 6 - The Great Wall
• December 9 - Frank & Lola
• December 21 - Sing
• December 23 - A Monster Calls (Focus Features)

Shorts

• July 8 - Mower Minions

Television

Streaming

• June 10 - Voltron: Legendary Defender premiered on Netflix.
• July 29 - Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh premiered on Netflix.

Theme Parks

• March 31 - Universal Studios Japan celebrated its 15th anniversary.
• May 28 - Universal Studios Singapore celebrated its 5th anniversary.

Home video releases

DVD and Blu-ray releases

• January 5
  • The Green Inferno
  • The Visit
• January 12 - Sinister 2
• January 19
  • Everest
  • Jem and the Holograms
  • Straight Outta Compton
• February 9 - Crimson Peak
• February 16 - Steve Jobs
• February 23
  • Secret in Their Eyes
  • Spotlight
• March 1 - Legend
• March 8
  • Along Came Polly
  • Batteries Not Included
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
  • Howard the Duck
  • Xanadu
• April 12 - The Forest
• April 19 - Fifty Shades of Black
• April 26
  • Krampus
  • Ride Along 2
• May 10 - The Boy
• May 31
  • Race
  • Triple 9
• June 7
  • Hail, Caesar!
  • Mr. Right
• June 14
  • Black Dog
  • Jaws 2
  • Jaws 3
  • Jaws: The Revenge
  • London Has Fallen
  • The Young Messiah
• June 21 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
• June 28 - Kung Fu Panda 3
• July 5
  • By The Sea
  • Only Yesterday
  • Search Party
  • Term Life
• July 26 - The Boss
• August 2 - Mother's Day
• August 9
  • Lone Survivor
  • Lucy
  • Oblivion
• August 16
  • Beethoven
  • The 'Burbs
  • The Dream Team
  • The Great Outdoors
  • The Money Pit
  • Patch Adams
• August 23
  • The Huntsman: Winter's War
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Snow White and the Huntsman
• September 13 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
• September 20
  • Free State of Jones
  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
• September 27
  • An American Werewolf in London: 35th Anniversary Edition
  • Warcraft
• October 4
  • It Came from Outer Space
  • October Sky
  • The Purge: Election Year
• November 1 - Bad Moms
• November 22 - Kubo and the Two Strings
• December 6
  • The Bourne Identity
  • The Bourne Supremacy
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • The Bourne Legacy
  • Jason Bourne
  • Kicks
  • The Secret Life of Pets
• December 13 - Bridget Jones's Baby
• December 27 - Snowden

DVD only releases

Direct-to-video releases

• February 2 - The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave
• May 17 - Kindergarten Cop 2
• June 14 - An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue
• September 6
  • Hard Target 2
  • Honey 3: Dare to Dance

Character debuts

• January 31 - General Kai The Collector
• February 2 - Wild Arms, Etta
• July 8 - Max, Duke, Gidget, Snowball
• November 4 - Queen Poppy, Branch, Chef
• December 21 - Buster Moon, Ash, Johnny
• December 23 - Jim Lake Jr., Toby Domzalski, Claire Nunez, Bular

Events

• April 28 - NBCUniversal officially announces its deal to acquire DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion.
• August 22 - NBCUniversal and DeamWorks Animation complete their acquisition.

People

Births

• October 28 - Lucas Grant (child actor)

Deaths

• March 24 - Garry Shandling (actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)

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