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The Top 10 Biggest Movies of 2016

By Scott Flynn
Dec 31, 2016

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

(Photo: Warner Bros.)

Synopsis: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. (IMDB.com)

2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(Photo: Lucas Film)

Synopsis: Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. With help from the Rebels, a master swordsman, and non-allied forces, Jyn will be in for something bigger than she thinks.

The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. (IMDB.com)

3. Moana

(Photo: Disney)

Synopsis: In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right. (IMDB.com)

4. Office Christmas Party

(Photo: Dream Works)

Synopsis: When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand... (IMDB.com)

5. Arrival

(Photo: 21 Laps Entertainment)

Synopsis: When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity. (IMDB.com)

6. Nocturnal Animals

(Photo: Focus Features)

Synopsis: A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself. (IMDB.com)

7. The Magnificent Seven

(Photo: MGM)

Synopsis: With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. (IMDB.com)

8. Suicide Squad

(Photo: DC Entertainment)

Synopsis: A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse. (IMDB.com)

9. Sully 

(Photo: Flashlight Films)

Synopsis: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew. (IMDB.com)

10. The Accountant

(Photo: Warner Bros.)

Synopsis: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. (IMDB.com)

(Note: List and information for this article from IMDB.com)

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