Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2009

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Comedy	1,510	$36,896,349,178	$24,434,668	24.43%
2	Adventure	426	$29,602,867,713	$69,490,300	19.60%
3	Drama	2,583	$27,682,993,239	$10,717,380	18.33%
4	Action	466	$25,092,093,197	$53,845,694	16.61%
5	Thriller/Suspense	420	$10,396,060,323	$24,752,525	6.88%
6	Romantic Comedy	327	$9,041,916,186	$27,651,120	5.99%
7	Horror	273	$7,314,109,060	$26,791,608	4.84%
8	Documentary	779	$1,711,222,475	$2,196,691	1.13%
9	Musical	96	$1,529,888,157	$15,936,335	1.01%
10	Black Comedy	64	$668,007,103	$10,437,611	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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