"2016 was about higher highs and lower lows,” IMAX Entertainment CEO Greg Foster told The Hollywood Reporter, commenting on the final box office figures of 2016.

The past year marked a historic high for Hollywood, raking in $11.36 billion, topping the record set in 2015 when cinemas took $11.14 billion.

Yet, while cinema takings hit their highest high, a slew of box office bombs - such as Ben Hur, Gods of Egypt, and Allied - have lost studios more than $1 billion in total.

China’s growth has also slowed down, from 48% to 3.7%, partly because no American made production had quite the impact of Furious 7, which made $391 million in China in 2015.

Studio-wise, Disney reigned king of the box-office, taking $7.61 billion internationally from just 13 films. Coming in second was Warner Bros., who took $5.3 billion from 25 films. Despite releasing 21 films over the course of the year, Sony made ‘just’ $21 million.

There were also fewer $100 million+ grossing films in North America than last year, with Bad Moms being the only original title to hit $100 million.

As the IMAX CEO said, Hollywoods currently characterised by the highest highs and lowest lows.

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Here are the top 20 grossing films of the year, ordered by worldwide gross.

20 The Legend of Tarzan - Warner Bros - $356.7M

19 Independence Day: Resurgence - Fox - $389.7M

18 Moana - Disney - $403.4M

17 Ice Age: Collision Course - Fox/Blue Sky - $407.7M

16 Jason Bourne - Universal - $415.2M

15 Warcraft - Universal/Legendary - $433.5M

14 Kung Fu Panda 3 - Fox/DWA - $521.2M

13 X-Men: Apocalypse - Fox - $543.9M

12 The Mermaid (Mei ren yu) - China Film Group/Sony - $553.8M

11 Doctor Strange - Disney/Marvel - $657.8M

10 Suicide Squad - Warner Bros. - $745.6M

9 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Warner Bros. - $777M

8 Deadpool - Fox - $783.1M

7 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Disney/Lucasfilm - $801.9M

6 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Warner Bros. - $873.3M

5 The Secret Life of Pets - Universal/Illumination - $875.5M

4 The Jungle Book - Disney - $966.6M

3 Zootopia - Disney Animation - $1.024B

2 Finding Dory - Disney/Pixar - $1.028B