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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenreMPAA2013 GrossTickets 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

RankDistributorMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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

RankGenreMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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

RankMPAA RatingMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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

RankSource MaterialMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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

RankProduction MethodMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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

RankCreative TypeMovies2013 GrossTicketsShare
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%