Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2009
| | | Movies | Total Gross | Average Gross | Market Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
1,507 |
$36,867,129,701 |
$24,463,922 |
24.47% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
425 |
$29,583,832,355 |
$69,609,017 |
19.63% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
2,577 |
$27,602,346,043 |
$10,711,038 |
18.32% |
| 4 |
Action
|
465 |
$25,023,012,155 |
$53,812,929 |
16.61% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
418 |
$10,322,975,648 |
$24,696,114 |
6.85% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
327 |
$9,041,561,960 |
$27,650,037 |
6.00% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
273 |
$7,308,665,815 |
$26,771,670 |
4.85% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
775 |
$1,676,416,341 |
$2,163,118 |
1.11% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
96 |
$1,529,825,763 |
$15,935,685 |
1.02% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
63 |
$644,964,250 |
$10,237,528 |
0.43% |
| 11 |
Western
|
33 |
$464,099,253 |
$14,063,614 |
0.31% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
35 |
$184,781,407 |
$5,279,469 |
0.12% |
| 13 |
Multiple Genres
|
11 |
$3,436,118 |
$312,374 |
0.00% |
| 14 |
Genre Unknown
|
5 |
$1,534,265 |
$306,853 |
0.00% |
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