Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2012
| | | Movies | Total Gross | Average Gross | Market Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
1,751 |
$44,792,158,044 |
$25,580,901 |
23.48% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
521 |
$38,199,674,469 |
$73,319,913 |
20.03% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
3,132 |
$33,621,012,632 |
$10,734,678 |
17.63% |
| 4 |
Action
|
570 |
$32,066,637,809 |
$56,257,259 |
16.81% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
561 |
$15,495,734,985 |
$27,621,631 |
8.12% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
403 |
$11,286,883,357 |
$28,007,155 |
5.92% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
329 |
$9,093,205,812 |
$27,638,923 |
4.77% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
1,076 |
$2,063,950,710 |
$1,918,170 |
1.08% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
113 |
$1,865,013,970 |
$16,504,548 |
0.98% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
85 |
$781,440,299 |
$9,193,415 |
0.41% |
| 11 |
Western
|
36 |
$685,432,870 |
$19,039,802 |
0.36% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
41 |
$293,960,413 |
$7,169,766 |
0.15% |
| 13 |
Multiple Genres
|
20 |
$8,280,303 |
$414,015 |
0.00% |
| 14 |
Genre Unknown
|
5 |
$1,685,983 |
$337,197 |
0.00% |
|
Wednesday, June 19, 2013