Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2009

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Comedy	1,474	$36,395,993,646	$24,691,990	24.71%
2	Adventure	413	$28,710,536,990	$69,517,039	19.49%
3	Drama	2,538	$27,296,513,584	$10,755,127	18.53%
4	Action	456	$24,464,046,391	$53,649,225	16.61%
5	Thriller/Suspense	406	$9,964,206,844	$24,542,381	6.77%
6	Romantic Comedy	319	$8,487,120,953	$26,605,395	5.76%
7	Horror	263	$7,154,927,167	$27,205,046	4.86%
8	Documentary	757	$1,599,816,475	$2,113,364	1.09%
9	Musical	94	$1,507,500,328	$16,037,238	1.02%
10	Black Comedy	62	$644,327,535	$10,392,380	0.44%
11	Western	33	$464,092,755	$14,063,417	0.32%
12	Concert/Performance	35	$184,516,889	$5,271,911	0.13%
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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