US Movie Market Summary for 2007
Total Box Office Gross: $9,646,690,278
Tickets sold: 1,402,135,219
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 |
$351,204,588 |
| 2 |
Shrek the Third
|
5/18/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$321,012,359 |
46,658,773 |
$335,009,990 |
| 3 |
The Transformers
|
7/3/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$319,071,806 |
46,376,716 |
$332,984,821 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
5/25/2007
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$309,420,425 |
44,973,899 |
$322,912,595 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
7/11/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
$304,737,502 |
| 6 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
8/3/2007
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
$237,389,870 |
| 7 |
300
|
3/9/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$210,592,590 |
30,609,388 |
$219,775,406 |
| 8 |
Ratatouille
|
6/29/2007
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$206,445,654 |
30,006,636 |
$215,447,646 |
| 9 |
I am Legend
|
12/14/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$206,129,574 |
29,960,694 |
$215,117,783 |
| 10 |
The Simpsons Movie
|
7/27/2007
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$183,135,014 |
26,618,461 |
$191,120,550 |
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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 |
Buena Vista
|
22 |
$1,373,223,360 |
199,596,418 |
14.26% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
20 |
$1,097,885,068 |
159,576,319 |
11.40% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
24 |
$1,027,751,944 |
149,382,552 |
10.67% |
| 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 |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
6 |
$216,275,736 |
31,435,427 |
2.25% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2007
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
144 |
$2,271,166,543 |
330,111,414 |
23.59% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
30 |
$2,016,423,166 |
293,084,762 |
20.95% |
| 3 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,694,932,922 |
246,356,531 |
17.61% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
243 |
$1,246,974,924 |
181,246,356 |
12.95% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
36 |
$726,492,406 |
105,594,831 |
7.55% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
31 |
$689,177,574 |
100,171,155 |
7.16% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
54 |
$596,921,966 |
86,761,915 |
6.20% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
11 |
$251,653,397 |
36,577,529 |
2.61% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
108 |
$71,655,352 |
10,415,024 |
.74% |
| 10 |
Western
|
5 |
$58,865,921 |
8,556,094 |
.61% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2007
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
146 |
$4,445,714,015 |
646,179,362 |
46.17% |
| 2 |
R
|
241 |
$2,469,486,742 |
358,937,027 |
25.65% |
| 3 |
PG
|
85 |
$2,221,645,482 |
322,913,586 |
23.07% |
| 4 |
G
|
15 |
$417,645,615 |
60,704,306 |
4.34% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
268 |
$69,767,228 |
10,140,590 |
.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
|
360 |
$3,288,988,640 |
478,050,681 |
34.17% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
30 |
$2,100,391,528 |
305,289,465 |
21.82% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
93 |
$1,923,586,275 |
279,591,023 |
19.99% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$730,164,194 |
106,128,516 |
7.59% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
154 |
$550,709,483 |
80,044,985 |
5.72% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$420,260,150 |
61,084,325 |
4.37% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
15 |
$393,432,827 |
57,185,004 |
4.09% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
5 |
$93,265,044 |
13,555,965 |
.97% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
9 |
$68,205,156 |
9,913,541 |
.71% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
3 |
$44,361,491 |
6,447,891 |
.46% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2007
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
666 |
$7,494,236,300 |
1,089,278,537 |
77.85% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
16 |
$1,179,123,372 |
171,384,210 |
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
|
371 |
$4,150,325,294 |
603,244,961 |
43.11% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
45 |
$1,838,202,834 |
267,180,643 |
19.10% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
24 |
$924,808,471 |
134,419,835 |
9.61% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
67 |
$766,275,594 |
111,377,264 |
7.96% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
10 |
$703,528,066 |
102,256,986 |
7.31% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
58 |
$592,127,805 |
86,065,088 |
6.15% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
3 |
$584,253,232 |
84,920,528 |
6.07% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
110 |
$66,722,369 |
9,698,021 |
.69% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
2 |
$335,887 |
48,821 |
.00% |
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