Market Share for Each Genre in 2004

Note: This chart ranks genres by the amount they earned at the domestic box office during 2004. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2003 will most likely earn money in 2003 and 2004.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

Top Grossing Genres of 2004

Rank	Genre	Movies	2004 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Adventure	34	$2,401,409,346	386,700,376	26.36%
2	Comedy	131	$2,036,660,234	327,964,606	22.36%
3	Drama	223	$1,379,577,887	222,154,245	15.14%
4	Action	27	$1,033,945,024	166,496,784	11.35%
5	Thriller/Suspense	29	$801,450,475	129,058,046	8.80%
6	Romantic Comedy	31	$651,537,578	104,917,483	7.15%
7	Horror	20	$464,766,650	74,841,650	5.10%
8	Documentary	85	$217,098,868	34,959,559	2.38%
9	Western	4	$90,475,689	14,569,353	0.99%
10	Musical	5	$22,364,844	3,601,424	0.25%
11	Black Comedy	3	$5,274,519	849,359	0.06%
12	Concert/Performance	1	$1,172,345	188,783	0.01%
13	Multiple Genres	1	$36,709	5,911	0.00%