Top Grossing Movies of 1995

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1995 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Batman Forever	Jun 16	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$183,997,904	42,298,369
2	Apollo 13	Jun 30	Universal	Drama	PG	$172,036,360	39,548,589
3	Toy Story	Nov 22	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$150,004,917	34,483,889
4	Pocahontas	Jun 10	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$141,539,152	32,537,736
5	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Nov 10	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$104,355,781	23,989,835
6	Casper	May 26	Universal	Comedy	PG	$100,237,375	23,043,075
7	Die Hard: With a Vengeance	May 19	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$99,941,764	22,975,118
8	Goldeneye	Nov 17	MGM	Action	PG-13	$93,211,105	21,427,840
9	Crimson Tide	May 12	Walt Disney	Action	R	$91,381,194	21,007,171
10	Waterworld	Jul 28	Universal	Action	PG-13	$88,214,660	20,279,232

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1995

Rank	Distributor	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Walt Disney	38	$1,010,877,397	232,385,611	19.10%
2	Warner Bros.	29	$865,542,029	198,975,178	16.36%
3	Sony Pictures	31	$680,228,916	156,374,465	12.86%
4	Universal	21	$665,930,895	153,087,563	12.59%
5	Paramount Pictures	21	$529,540,293	121,733,402	10.01%
6	20th Century Fox	15	$410,286,239	94,318,676	7.75%
7	MGM	18	$331,009,793	76,094,206	6.26%
8	New Line	15	$329,282,831	75,697,200	6.22%
9	Miramax	35	$136,428,107	31,362,783	2.58%
10	Savoy	9	$65,063,313	14,957,083	1.23%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1995

Rank	Genre	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Drama	127	$1,511,956,562	347,576,223	28.57%
2	Comedy	65	$1,141,223,077	262,350,134	21.57%
3	Action	29	$1,048,365,444	241,003,551	19.81%
4	Adventure	25	$706,461,302	162,404,900	13.35%
5	Thriller/Suspense	18	$329,212,569	75,681,051	6.22%
6	Romantic Comedy	15	$265,764,627	61,095,316	5.02%
7	Horror	16	$147,196,046	33,838,170	2.78%
8	Documentary	9	$81,796,269	18,803,739	1.55%
9	Western	4	$35,933,002	8,260,460	0.68%
10	Black Comedy	3	$22,883,645	5,260,609	0.43%

Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1995

Rank	MPAA Rating	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	R	168	$2,074,654,244	476,932,008	39.21%
2	PG-13	71	$1,710,218,834	393,153,758	32.32%
3	PG	47	$979,654,940	225,208,035	18.51%
4	G	14	$428,149,139	98,425,090	8.09%
5	Not Rated	5	$74,889,215	17,215,911	1.42%
6	NC-17	2	$20,174,187	4,637,744	0.38%

Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1995

Rank	Source Material	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Original Screenplay	181	$2,759,113,757	634,279,027	52.14%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	69	$1,255,339,563	288,583,808	23.72%
3	Based on Real Life Events	21	$428,731,144	98,558,884	8.10%
4	Remake	7	$226,355,313	52,035,703	4.28%
5	Based on TV	5	$189,562,978	43,577,696	3.58%
6	Based on Factual Book/Article	1	$172,036,360	39,548,589	3.25%
7	Based on Game	2	$82,294,143	18,918,194	1.56%
8	Based on Play	17	$49,899,106	11,471,060	0.94%
9	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	3	$39,559,009	9,094,026	0.75%
10	Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale	2	$37,212,505	8,554,599	0.70%

Market Share for Each Production Method in 1995

Rank	Production Method	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Live Action	303	$4,939,629,435	1,135,547,001	93.35%
2	Hand Animation	7	$201,158,191	46,243,263	3.80%
3	Digital Animation	1	$150,004,917	34,483,889	2.83%

Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1995

Rank	Creative Type	Movies	1995 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	168	$2,864,178,050	658,431,736	54.13%
2	Historical Fiction	52	$755,598,759	173,700,865	14.28%
3	Fantasy	30	$400,336,628	92,031,410	7.57%
4	Dramatization	22	$343,901,392	79,057,792	6.50%
5	Science Fiction	14	$342,146,389	78,654,343	6.47%
6	Kids Fiction	15	$318,837,152	73,295,899	6.03%
7	Super Hero	1	$183,997,904	42,298,369	3.48%
8	Factual	9	$81,796,269	18,803,739	1.55%

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