Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1997
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
186 |
$3,773,589,529 |
822,132,804 |
58.12% |
| 2 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$1,144,371,552 |
249,318,423 |
17.63% |
| 3 |
Dramatization
|
21 |
$501,191,249 |
109,191,992 |
7.72% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
33 |
$469,986,400 |
102,393,550 |
7.24% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$344,227,780 |
74,995,159 |
5.30% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
2 |
$108,994,757 |
23,746,135 |
1.68% |
| 7 |
Fantasy
|
7 |
$89,063,022 |
19,403,708 |
1.37% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
7 |
$60,993,257 |
13,288,292 |
.94% |
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