Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2008
Total Box Office Gross: $9,945,860,545
Tickets Sold: 1,385,217,349
Average Ticket Price: $7.18
Top Grossing Movies of 2008
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
The Dark Knight |
Jul 18 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
PG-13 |
$531,001,578 |
73,955,652 |
| 2 |
Iron Man |
May 2 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$318,412,101 |
44,347,089 |
| 3 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
May 22 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$317,101,119 |
44,164,501 |
| 4 |
Hancock |
Jul 1 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$227,946,274 |
31,747,392 |
| 5 |
WALL-E |
Jun 27 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
G |
$223,806,889 |
31,170,876 |
| 6 |
Kung Fu Panda |
Jun 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG |
$215,434,591 |
30,004,818 |
| 7 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Nov 7 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
PG |
$177,016,810 |
24,654,152 |
| 8 |
Twilight |
Nov 15 |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$176,922,850 |
24,641,065 |
| 9 |
Quantum of Solace |
Nov 14 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$166,820,413 |
23,234,041 |
| 10 |
Horton Hears a Who |
Mar 14 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
G |
$154,529,439 |
21,522,206 |
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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 |
17.95% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures |
18 |
$1,608,218,106 |
223,985,810 |
16.17% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures |
25 |
$1,372,313,523 |
191,130,016 |
13.80% |
| 4 |
Universal |
21 |
$1,074,520,152 |
149,654,614 |
10.80% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
24 |
$1,048,311,696 |
146,004,418 |
10.54% |
| 6 |
Walt Disney |
19 |
$1,034,545,321 |
144,087,094 |
10.40% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate |
20 |
$618,436,884 |
86,133,271 |
6.22% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight |
9 |
$249,217,268 |
34,709,926 |
2.51% |
| 9 |
Focus Features |
8 |
$193,160,036 |
26,902,511 |
1.94% |
| 10 |
MGM |
14 |
$103,928,964 |
14,474,787 |
1.04% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy |
140 |
$2,851,235,584 |
397,108,028 |
28.67% |
| 2 |
Adventure |
43 |
$2,101,548,472 |
292,694,773 |
21.13% |
| 3 |
Action |
37 |
$1,965,640,846 |
273,766,135 |
19.76% |
| 4 |
Drama |
253 |
$1,110,515,422 |
154,667,881 |
11.17% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
51 |
$779,942,619 |
108,627,100 |
7.84% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
24 |
$336,092,693 |
46,809,568 |
3.38% |
| 7 |
Horror |
25 |
$294,256,854 |
40,982,851 |
2.96% |
| 8 |
Musical |
12 |
$260,111,635 |
36,227,247 |
2.62% |
| 9 |
Documentary |
125 |
$87,974,176 |
12,252,671 |
0.88% |
| 10 |
Concert/Performance |
12 |
$75,629,605 |
10,533,373 |
0.76% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2008
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
169 |
$5,615,085,500 |
782,045,335 |
56.46% |
| 2 |
R |
237 |
$1,982,041,181 |
276,050,306 |
19.93% |
| 3 |
PG |
57 |
$1,533,687,765 |
213,605,541 |
15.42% |
| 4 |
G |
17 |
$715,352,456 |
99,631,262 |
7.19% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
251 |
$99,169,734 |
13,811,939 |
1.00% |
| 6 |
NC-17 |
2 |
$79,166 |
11,026 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2008
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
385 |
$5,020,839,602 |
699,281,288 |
50.48% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
106 |
$2,035,906,582 |
283,552,449 |
20.47% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
11 |
$1,225,800,860 |
170,724,353 |
12.32% |
| 4 |
Based on TV |
8 |
$502,970,220 |
70,051,564 |
5.06% |
| 5 |
Remake |
20 |
$415,455,223 |
57,862,844 |
4.18% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events |
165 |
$369,575,711 |
51,472,936 |
3.72% |
| 7 |
Based on Musical or Opera |
9 |
$166,981,476 |
23,256,475 |
1.68% |
| 8 |
Based on Play |
7 |
$67,093,537 |
9,344,503 |
0.67% |
| 9 |
Based on Game |
2 |
$45,452,885 |
6,330,485 |
0.46% |
| 10 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
2 |
$25,971,695 |
3,617,228 |
0.26% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2008
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
701 |
$8,678,938,015 |
1,208,765,742 |
87.26% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation |
18 |
$1,044,712,472 |
145,503,131 |
10.50% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action |
4 |
$219,316,550 |
30,545,481 |
2.21% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
2 |
$1,109,531 |
154,531 |
0.01% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods |
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
0.01% |
| 6 |
Hand Animation |
3 |
$304,904 |
42,465 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2008
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
393 |
$4,350,477,456 |
605,916,083 |
43.74% |
| 2 |
Super Hero |
8 |
$1,339,822,118 |
186,604,752 |
13.47% |
| 3 |
Fantasy |
47 |
$1,175,926,339 |
163,778,040 |
11.82% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction |
23 |
$1,005,092,608 |
139,985,043 |
10.11% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction |
57 |
$835,524,225 |
116,368,277 |
8.40% |
| 6 |
Kids Fiction |
16 |
$690,352,232 |
96,149,338 |
6.94% |
| 7 |
Dramatization |
47 |
$383,218,340 |
53,373,025 |
3.85% |
| 8 |
Factual |
138 |
$163,681,149 |
22,796,819 |
1.65% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
0.01% |
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013