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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