Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2009
| | | Movies | Total Gross | Average Gross | Market Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
1,510 |
$36,905,429,315 |
$24,440,682 |
24.39% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
427 |
$29,617,736,653 |
$69,362,381 |
19.57% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
2,589 |
$27,896,463,054 |
$10,774,995 |
18.43% |
| 4 |
Action
|
468 |
$25,139,091,237 |
$53,716,007 |
16.61% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
420 |
$10,302,786,206 |
$24,530,443 |
6.81% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
327 |
$9,042,004,981 |
$27,651,391 |
5.98% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
274 |
$7,420,510,758 |
$27,082,156 |
4.90% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
779 |
$1,714,875,084 |
$2,201,380 |
1.13% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
96 |
$1,529,894,318 |
$15,936,399 |
1.01% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
64 |
$672,650,632 |
$10,510,166 |
0.44% |
| 11 |
Western
|
33 |
$464,099,741 |
$14,063,629 |
0.31% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
35 |
$184,781,651 |
$5,279,476 |
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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