US Movie Market Summary for 2008
Total Box Office Gross: $9,851,840,348
Tickets sold: 1,372,122,613
Average ticket price:$7.18
Top Grossing Movies of 2008
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
The Dark Knight
|
7/18/2008
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$531,001,578 |
73,955,652 |
$583,510,094 |
| 2 |
Iron Man
|
5/2/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$318,412,101 |
44,347,089 |
$349,898,532 |
| 3 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
5/22/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$317,101,119 |
44,164,501 |
$348,457,913 |
| 4 |
Hancock
|
7/2/2008
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$227,946,274 |
31,747,392 |
$250,486,923 |
| 5 |
WALL-E
|
6/27/2008
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$223,806,889 |
31,170,876 |
$245,938,212 |
| 6 |
Kung Fu Panda
|
6/6/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$215,434,591 |
30,004,818 |
$236,738,014 |
| 7 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
|
11/7/2008
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$177,016,810 |
24,654,152 |
$194,521,259 |
| 8 |
Twilight
|
11/21/2008
|
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$176,922,850 |
24,641,065 |
$194,418,003 |
| 9 |
Quantum of Solace
|
11/14/2008
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$166,820,413 |
23,234,041 |
$183,316,583 |
| 10 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
3/14/2008
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$154,529,439 |
21,522,206 |
$169,810,205 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2008
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
31 |
$1,785,722,618 |
248,707,886 |
18.13% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
17 |
$1,602,712,839 |
223,219,060 |
16.27% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
24 |
$1,278,534,570 |
178,068,880 |
12.98% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
21 |
$1,074,520,152 |
149,654,614 |
10.91% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
24 |
$1,048,311,696 |
146,004,418 |
10.64% |
| 6 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
19 |
$1,034,545,321 |
144,087,094 |
10.50% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
19 |
$441,514,034 |
61,492,206 |
4.48% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
9 |
$249,217,268 |
34,709,926 |
2.53% |
| 9 |
Summit Entertainment
|
5 |
$232,752,668 |
32,416,806 |
2.36% |
| 10 |
Focus Features
|
8 |
$193,160,036 |
26,902,511 |
1.96% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
138 |
$2,757,007,640 |
383,984,358 |
27.99% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
43 |
$2,101,548,472 |
292,694,773 |
21.33% |
| 3 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,966,089,837 |
273,828,669 |
19.96% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
252 |
$1,110,325,801 |
154,641,471 |
11.27% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
51 |
$779,942,619 |
108,627,100 |
7.92% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$336,092,693 |
46,809,568 |
3.41% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
25 |
$294,256,854 |
40,982,851 |
2.99% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
12 |
$260,111,635 |
36,227,247 |
2.64% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
125 |
$87,974,176 |
12,252,671 |
.89% |
| 10 |
Concert/Performance
|
12 |
$75,629,605 |
10,533,373 |
.77% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2008
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
168 |
$5,521,306,547 |
768,984,199 |
56.05% |
| 2 |
R
|
235 |
$1,981,775,387 |
276,013,287 |
20.12% |
| 3 |
PG
|
57 |
$1,533,687,765 |
213,605,541 |
15.57% |
| 4 |
G
|
17 |
$715,352,456 |
99,631,262 |
7.26% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
250 |
$99,143,218 |
13,808,246 |
1.01% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$79,166 |
11,026 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2008
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
383 |
$4,926,871,028 |
686,193,742 |
50.11% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
105 |
$2,035,815,808 |
283,539,806 |
20.71% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
11 |
$1,225,800,860 |
170,724,353 |
12.47% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$502,970,220 |
70,051,564 |
5.12% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
20 |
$415,455,223 |
57,862,844 |
4.23% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
167 |
$370,680,395 |
51,626,792 |
3.77% |
| 7 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
9 |
$166,981,476 |
23,256,475 |
1.70% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$67,093,537 |
9,344,503 |
.68% |
| 9 |
Based on Game
|
2 |
$45,452,885 |
6,330,485 |
.46% |
| 10 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$24,957,785 |
3,476,015 |
.25% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2008
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
698 |
$8,584,942,925 |
1,195,674,503 |
87.15% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
18 |
$1,044,712,472 |
145,503,131 |
10.61% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
4 |
$219,316,550 |
30,545,481 |
2.23% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$1,109,531 |
154,531 |
.01% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
.01% |
| 6 |
Hand Animation
|
3 |
$304,904 |
42,465 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2008
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
390 |
$4,179,490,619 |
582,101,759 |
43.73% |
| 2 |
Super Hero
|
8 |
$1,339,822,118 |
186,604,752 |
14.02% |
| 3 |
Fantasy
|
47 |
$1,175,926,339 |
163,778,040 |
12.30% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction
|
23 |
$1,005,092,608 |
139,985,043 |
10.52% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction
|
59 |
$840,050,250 |
116,998,643 |
8.79% |
| 6 |
Kids Fiction
|
15 |
$474,917,641 |
66,144,520 |
4.97% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
46 |
$384,047,474 |
53,488,503 |
4.02% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
137 |
$158,325,990 |
22,050,975 |
1.66% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
.01% |
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
