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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