US Movie Market Summary for 2007
Total Box Office Gross: $9,629,223,927
Tickets sold: 1,399,596,507
Average ticket price:$6.88
Top Grossing Movies of 2007
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Spider-Man 3
|
5/4/2007
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$336,530,303 |
48,914,288 |
$385,933,732 |
| 2 |
Shrek the Third
|
5/18/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$321,012,359 |
46,658,773 |
$368,137,719 |
| 3 |
Transformers
|
7/3/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$319,071,806 |
46,376,716 |
$365,912,289 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
5/25/2007
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$309,420,425 |
44,973,899 |
$354,844,063 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
7/11/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
$334,871,712 |
| 6 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
8/3/2007
|
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
$260,864,356 |
| 7 |
300
|
3/9/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$210,592,590 |
30,609,388 |
$241,508,071 |
| 8 |
Ratatouille
|
6/29/2007
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$206,445,654 |
30,006,636 |
$236,752,358 |
| 9 |
I am Legend
|
12/14/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$206,129,574 |
29,960,694 |
$236,389,876 |
| 10 |
The Simpsons Movie
|
7/27/2007
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$183,135,014 |
26,618,461 |
$210,019,657 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2007
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Paramount Pictures
|
20 |
$1,491,083,115 |
216,727,195 |
15.49% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
33 |
$1,431,484,689 |
208,064,636 |
14.87% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
22 |
$1,373,223,360 |
199,596,418 |
14.26% |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures
|
30 |
$1,244,027,680 |
180,817,979 |
12.92% |
| 5 |
Universal
|
20 |
$1,097,885,068 |
159,576,319 |
11.40% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
25 |
$1,012,321,731 |
147,139,784 |
10.51% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
17 |
$486,416,015 |
70,700,003 |
5.05% |
| 8 |
Lionsgate
|
22 |
$371,860,268 |
54,049,458 |
3.86% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
22 |
$272,303,899 |
39,579,053 |
2.83% |
| 10 |
Fox Searchlight
|
15 |
$136,169,912 |
19,792,140 |
1.41% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2007
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
144 |
$2,271,166,643 |
330,111,429 |
23.59% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
30 |
$2,006,474,600 |
291,638,750 |
20.84% |
| 3 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,477,432,837 |
214,743,146 |
15.35% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
244 |
$1,247,876,781 |
181,377,440 |
12.96% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
55 |
$824,393,036 |
119,824,571 |
8.56% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
36 |
$726,492,406 |
105,594,831 |
7.55% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
31 |
$689,177,574 |
100,171,155 |
7.16% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
11 |
$251,653,397 |
36,577,529 |
2.61% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
108 |
$71,658,525 |
10,415,486 |
.74% |
| 10 |
Western
|
4 |
$57,964,064 |
8,425,010 |
.60% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2007
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
147 |
$4,445,736,434 |
646,182,621 |
46.17% |
| 2 |
R
|
242 |
$2,469,490,357 |
358,937,552 |
25.65% |
| 3 |
PG
|
86 |
$2,222,308,679 |
323,009,981 |
23.08% |
| 4 |
G
|
15 |
$417,645,615 |
60,704,306 |
4.34% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
267 |
$69,104,198 |
10,044,221 |
.72% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
1 |
$4,535,729 |
659,263 |
.05% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2007
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
371 |
$3,795,299,999 |
551,642,448 |
39.88% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
97 |
$2,351,774,150 |
341,827,632 |
24.71% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
7 |
$888,710,786 |
129,173,080 |
9.34% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
11 |
$762,775,963 |
110,868,599 |
8.01% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
156 |
$567,899,753 |
82,543,572 |
5.97% |
| 6 |
Remake
|
18 |
$531,392,859 |
77,237,334 |
5.58% |
| 7 |
Disney Ride
|
1 |
$309,420,425 |
44,973,899 |
3.25% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
5 |
$93,265,044 |
13,555,965 |
.98% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
9 |
$68,205,156 |
9,913,541 |
.72% |
| 10 |
Based on Game
|
3 |
$61,134,527 |
8,885,833 |
.64% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2007
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
666 |
$7,494,239,473 |
1,089,278,999 |
77.85% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
17 |
$1,179,145,791 |
171,387,469 |
12.25% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
6 |
$938,355,153 |
136,388,830 |
9.75% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$14,486,897 |
2,105,654 |
.15% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
2 |
$335,887 |
48,821 |
.00% |
| 6 |
Hand Animation
|
1 |
$288,703 |
41,963 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2007
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
370 |
$4,007,382,056 |
582,468,328 |
42.26% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
42 |
$1,198,760,267 |
174,238,409 |
12.64% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
67 |
$1,074,794,162 |
156,220,079 |
11.33% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
12 |
$1,033,550,208 |
150,225,321 |
10.90% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
25 |
$924,830,890 |
134,423,094 |
9.75% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
59 |
$593,029,662 |
86,196,172 |
6.25% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
3 |
$584,253,232 |
84,920,528 |
6.16% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
110 |
$66,725,542 |
9,698,483 |
.70% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
2 |
$335,887 |
48,821 |
.00% |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
