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Sunday, May 11, 2008

US Movie Market Summary for 1995

Total Box Office Gross: $5,262,122,803
Tickets sold: 1,209,683,396
Average ticket price:$4.35

Top Grossing Movies of 1995

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenreMPAA1995 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Batman Forever 6/16/1995 Warner Bros. Action PG-13 $184,031,112 42,306,003 $291,065,301
2 Apollo 13 6/30/1995 Universal Drama PG $172,070,496 39,556,436 $272,148,280
3 Toy Story 11/22/1995 Buena Vista Adventure G $150,004,917 34,483,889 $237,249,156
4 Pocahontas 6/10/1995 Buena Vista Adventure G $141,539,152 32,537,736 $223,859,624
5 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 11/10/1995 Warner Bros. Comedy PG-13 $104,355,781 23,989,835 $165,050,065
6 Casper 5/26/1995 Universal Comedy PG $100,328,194 23,063,953 $158,679,997
7 Die Hard: With a Vengeance 5/19/1995 20th Century Fox Action R $100,012,499 22,991,379 $158,180,688
8 Goldeneye 11/17/1995 MGM Action PG-13 $93,211,105 21,427,840 $147,423,539
9 Crimson Tide 5/12/1995 Buena Vista Action R $91,387,195 21,008,551 $144,538,831
10 Waterworld 7/28/1995 Universal Action PG-13 $88,246,220 20,286,487 $139,571,031

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1995

RankDistributorMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 Buena Vista 37 $1,028,838,014 236,514,484 19.55%
2 Warner Bros. 28 $866,399,506 199,172,299 16.46%
3 Sony Pictures 31 $681,805,920 156,736,994 12.96%
4 Universal 21 $667,171,651 153,372,794 12.68%
5 Paramount Pictures 21 $530,415,476 121,934,593 10.08%
6 20th Century Fox 15 $410,989,022 94,480,236 7.81%
7 New Line 16 $332,179,226 76,363,039 6.31%
8 MGM 18 $331,820,134 76,280,489 6.31%
9 Miramax 35 $184,123,656 42,327,276 3.50%
10 Savoy 9 $65,459,506 15,048,162 1.24%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1995

RankGenreMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 Drama 128 $1,522,308,073 349,955,879 28.93%
2 Comedy 64 $1,144,255,108 263,047,153 21.75%
3 Action 29 $1,052,089,892 241,859,743 19.99%
4 Adventure 26 $732,345,261 168,355,233 13.92%
5 Thriller/Suspense 17 $329,734,413 75,801,013 6.27%
6 Romantic Comedy 15 $266,671,564 61,303,806 5.07%
7 Horror 15 $148,237,371 34,077,554 2.82%
8 Western 2 $25,561,002 5,876,092 .49%
9 Black Comedy 3 $23,765,765 5,463,395 .45%
10 Documentary 8 $17,154,354 3,943,528 .33%

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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1995

RankMPAARatingMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 R 163 $2,086,297,930 479,608,712 39.67%
2 PG-13 69 $1,715,174,207 394,292,923 32.61%
3 PG 47 $983,144,075 226,010,130 18.69%
4 G 14 $444,182,140 102,110,838 8.45%
5 NC-17 2 $20,318,106 4,670,829 .39%
6 Not Rated 4 $10,231,853 2,352,150 .19%

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Market Share for Each Source in 1995

RankSourceMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 170 $2,352,299,551 540,758,516 44.70%
2 Based on Book/Short Story 67 $1,218,741,668 280,170,500 23.16%
3 Sequel 15 $719,675,938 165,442,742 13.68%
4 Based on Real Life Events 20 $364,434,061 83,777,942 6.93%
5 Based on TV 4 $185,570,869 42,659,970 3.53%
6 Remake 6 $174,308,667 40,070,959 3.31%
7 Based on Game 2 $82,506,168 18,966,935 1.57%
8 Based on Play 17 $51,776,945 11,902,744 .98%
9 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 3 $39,852,190 9,161,423 .76%
10 Traditional/Legend/Fairytale 1 $37,361,412 8,588,830 .71%

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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1995

RankProductionMethodMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 299 $4,895,024,092 1,125,292,887 93.02%
2 Hand Animation 7 $217,093,794 49,906,620 4.13%
3 Digital Animation 1 $150,004,917 34,483,889 2.85%

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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1995

RankCreativeTypeMovies1995 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 166 $2,876,979,312 661,374,552 54.67%
2 Historical Fiction 51 $758,351,899 174,333,770 14.41%
3 Fantasy 30 $402,004,548 92,414,840 7.64%
4 Dramatization 22 $345,402,545 79,402,880 6.56%
5 Science Fiction 14 $343,136,211 78,881,887 6.52%
6 Kids Fiction 15 $335,062,822 77,025,936 6.37%
7 Super Hero 1 $184,031,112 42,306,003 3.50%
8 Factual 8 $17,154,354 3,943,528 .33%

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