Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2013
Total Box Office Gross: $3,658,220,541 Tickets Sold: 460,762,125 Average Ticket Price: $7.94
Top Grossing Movies of 2013
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2013 Gross | Tickets Sold |
| 1 |
Iron Man 3 |
May 3 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
PG-13 |
$337,661,977 |
42,526,697 |
| 2 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
Mar 8 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$231,351,161 |
29,137,425 |
| 3 |
The Croods |
Mar 22 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG |
$177,024,785 |
22,295,312 |
| 4 |
Identity Thief |
Feb 8 |
Universal |
Comedy |
R |
$133,989,140 |
16,875,206 |
| 5 |
G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
Mar 27 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$120,522,043 |
15,179,098 |
| 6 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
Nov 16 |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
R |
$104,667,958 |
13,182,362 |
| 7 |
Django Unchained |
Dec 25 |
Weinstein Co. |
Western |
R |
$98,797,169 |
12,442,968 |
| 8 |
Olympus Has Fallen |
Mar 22 |
FilmDistrict |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$97,332,548 |
12,258,507 |
| 9 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
Dec 19 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
R |
$94,352,716 |
11,883,213 |
| 10 |
The Great Gatsby |
May 10 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$90,682,832 |
11,421,011 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2013
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Walt Disney |
9 |
$665,974,785 |
83,876,210 |
18.20% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
15 |
$460,635,972 |
58,015,353 |
12.59% |
| 3 |
Universal |
7 |
$450,305,290 |
56,713,509 |
12.31% |
| 4 |
Paramount Pictures |
11 |
$389,578,563 |
49,065,332 |
10.65% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
8 |
$353,415,918 |
44,511,265 |
9.66% |
| 6 |
Weinstein Co. |
12 |
$311,876,876 |
39,280,279 |
8.53% |
| 7 |
Sony Pictures |
6 |
$167,555,430 |
21,102,914 |
4.58% |
| 8 |
Summit Entertainment |
7 |
$134,514,217 |
16,942,192 |
3.68% |
| 9 |
Lionsgate |
5 |
$126,416,005 |
15,921,408 |
3.46% |
| 10 |
FilmDistrict |
4 |
$126,385,126 |
15,917,520 |
3.45% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2013
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Drama |
104 |
$792,352,575 |
99,809,363 |
21.66% |
| 2 |
Adventure |
13 |
$752,622,829 |
94,789,265 |
20.57% |
| 3 |
Action |
20 |
$723,831,693 |
91,163,539 |
19.79% |
| 4 |
Thriller/Suspense |
36 |
$472,356,987 |
59,491,781 |
12.91% |
| 5 |
Comedy |
45 |
$387,554,825 |
48,813,966 |
10.59% |
| 6 |
Horror |
14 |
$176,776,420 |
22,264,604 |
4.83% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy |
9 |
$113,344,371 |
14,275,113 |
3.10% |
| 8 |
Western |
3 |
$98,821,218 |
12,446,020 |
2.70% |
| 9 |
Musical |
2 |
$84,078,768 |
10,589,264 |
2.30% |
| 10 |
|
10 |
$24,035,394 |
3,027,158 |
0.66% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2013
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
PG-13 |
74 |
$1,743,156,994 |
219,542,263 |
47.65% |
| 2 |
R |
100 |
$1,244,113,335 |
156,706,968 |
34.01% |
| 3 |
PG |
20 |
$594,095,897 |
74,823,826 |
16.24% |
| 4 |
G |
9 |
$43,155,807 |
5,436,013 |
1.18% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
123 |
$20,058,938 |
2,534,784 |
0.55% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2013
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
167 |
$1,246,633,434 |
157,026,891 |
34.08% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
33 |
$772,493,720 |
97,293,339 |
21.12% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
4 |
$432,874,029 |
54,518,138 |
11.83% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events |
85 |
$281,585,119 |
35,465,338 |
7.70% |
| 5 |
Spin-Off |
2 |
$262,464,316 |
33,055,958 |
7.17% |
| 6 |
Based on Toy |
1 |
$120,522,043 |
15,179,098 |
3.29% |
| 7 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
3 |
$120,511,430 |
15,177,761 |
3.29% |
| 8 |
Based on TV |
2 |
$83,728,326 |
10,545,129 |
2.29% |
| 9 |
Remake |
5 |
$76,395,498 |
9,622,013 |
2.09% |
| 10 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
5 |
$75,368,887 |
9,492,948 |
2.06% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2013
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Live Action |
297 |
$2,777,137,108 |
349,789,240 |
75.91% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
6 |
$542,350,231 |
68,306,071 |
14.83% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
9 |
$296,319,519 |
37,320,336 |
8.10% |
| 4 |
Multiple Production Methods |
3 |
$11,007,183 |
1,386,294 |
0.30% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
2 |
$810,291 |
102,065 |
0.02% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2013
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2013 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
138 |
$1,339,846,607 |
168,752,911 |
36.63% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
30 |
$676,117,142 |
85,153,917 |
18.48% |
| 3 |
Super Hero |
1 |
$337,661,977 |
42,526,697 |
9.23% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction |
31 |
$320,577,908 |
40,389,685 |
8.76% |
| 5 |
Dramatization |
17 |
$308,674,710 |
38,876,034 |
8.44% |
| 6 |
Kids Fiction |
10 |
$296,685,245 |
37,366,072 |
8.11% |
| 7 |
Science Fiction |
14 |
$273,893,877 |
34,495,927 |
7.49% |
| 8 |
Multiple Creative Types |
4 |
$51,450,678 |
6,480,687 |
1.41% |
| 9 |
Factual |
69 |
$22,465,318 |
2,830,476 |
0.61% |
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