Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2007
Total Box Office Gross: $9,629,223,928
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 |
|---|
| 1 |
Spider-Man 3 |
May 4 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$336,530,303 |
48,914,288 |
| 2 |
Shrek the Third |
May 17 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG |
$321,012,359 |
46,658,773 |
| 3 |
Transformers |
Sep 21 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$319,071,806 |
46,376,716 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
May 24 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$309,420,425 |
44,973,899 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Jul 11 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
| 6 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Aug 3 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
| 7 |
300 |
Mar 9 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
R |
$210,592,590 |
30,609,388 |
| 8 |
Ratatouille |
Jun 29 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
G |
$206,445,654 |
30,006,636 |
| 9 |
I am Legend |
Dec 14 |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$206,129,574 |
29,960,694 |
| 10 |
The Simpsons Movie |
Jul 27 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$183,135,014 |
26,618,461 |
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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 |
15.48% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
33 |
$1,431,484,689 |
208,064,636 |
14.87% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney |
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 |
15.34% |
| 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 |
7.54% |
| 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 |
0.74% |
| 10 |
Western |
4 |
$57,964,064 |
8,425,010 |
0.60% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2007
| Rank | MPAA Rating | 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 |
0.72% |
| 6 |
NC-17 |
1 |
$4,535,729 |
659,263 |
0.05% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2007
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
371 |
$3,795,299,999 |
551,642,448 |
39.41% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
97 |
$2,351,774,150 |
341,827,632 |
24.42% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
7 |
$888,710,786 |
129,173,080 |
9.23% |
| 4 |
Based on TV |
11 |
$762,775,963 |
110,868,599 |
7.92% |
| 5 |
Remake |
18 |
$531,392,859 |
77,237,334 |
5.52% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events |
155 |
$438,749,018 |
63,771,663 |
4.56% |
| 7 |
Based on Theme Park Ride |
1 |
$309,420,425 |
44,973,899 |
3.21% |
| 8 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
3 |
$171,730,716 |
24,960,860 |
1.78% |
| 9 |
|
79 |
$112,067,907 |
16,288,941 |
1.16% |
| 10 |
Based on Musical or Opera |
5 |
$93,265,044 |
13,555,965 |
0.97% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2007
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
665 |
$7,283,646,883 |
1,058,669,611 |
75.64% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation |
17 |
$1,179,145,791 |
171,387,469 |
12.25% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action |
7 |
$1,148,947,743 |
166,998,218 |
11.93% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
1 |
$14,486,897 |
2,105,654 |
0.15% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods |
2 |
$335,887 |
48,821 |
0.00% |
| 6 |
Hand Animation |
1 |
$288,703 |
41,963 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2007
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
371 |
$4,150,325,294 |
603,244,961 |
43.10% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
42 |
$1,198,760,267 |
174,238,409 |
12.45% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction |
67 |
$1,074,794,162 |
156,220,079 |
11.16% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction |
12 |
$1,033,550,208 |
150,225,321 |
10.73% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction |
25 |
$924,830,890 |
134,423,094 |
9.60% |
| 6 |
Dramatization |
58 |
$587,905,265 |
85,451,347 |
6.11% |
| 7 |
Super Hero |
3 |
$584,253,232 |
84,920,528 |
6.07% |
| 8 |
Factual |
111 |
$71,849,939 |
10,443,308 |
0.75% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
2 |
$335,887 |
48,821 |
0.00% |
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Sunday, May 19, 2013