Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2008

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Comedy	1,342	$31,801,742,365	$23,697,274	24.48%
2	Adventure	385	$25,562,696,409	$66,396,614	19.67%
3	Drama	2,329	$24,988,254,125	$10,729,177	19.23%
4	Action	413	$21,150,930,816	$51,212,908	16.28%
5	Thriller/Suspense	364	$8,412,404,237	$23,111,001	6.47%
6	Romantic Comedy	287	$7,730,135,373	$26,934,270	5.95%
7	Horror	248	$6,478,169,520	$26,121,651	4.99%
8	Musical	99	$1,255,376,077	$12,680,566	0.97%
9	Documentary	637	$1,239,337,716	$1,945,585	0.95%
10	Black Comedy	57	$544,457,772	$9,551,891	0.42%
11	Western	29	$424,951,607	$14,653,504	0.33%
12	Concert/Performance	33	$159,118,411	$4,821,770	0.12%
13	Multiple Genres	11	$2,702,822	$245,711	0.00%
14	Genre Unknown	5	$1,475,120	$295,024	0.00%

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