Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2012
| | | Movies | Total Gross | Average Gross | Market Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
1,734 |
$44,580,772,281 |
$25,709,788 |
23.58% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
513 |
$37,709,913,978 |
$73,508,604 |
19.95% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
3,105 |
$33,520,595,158 |
$10,795,683 |
17.73% |
| 4 |
Action
|
562 |
$31,908,175,711 |
$56,776,113 |
16.88% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
555 |
$15,007,558,751 |
$27,040,646 |
7.94% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
397 |
$11,100,889,073 |
$27,961,937 |
5.87% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
324 |
$9,078,639,017 |
$28,020,491 |
4.80% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
1,061 |
$2,055,209,955 |
$1,937,050 |
1.09% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
112 |
$1,860,017,414 |
$16,607,298 |
0.98% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
83 |
$780,609,316 |
$9,404,932 |
0.41% |
| 11 |
Western
|
36 |
$685,115,368 |
$19,030,982 |
0.36% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
41 |
$293,612,771 |
$7,161,287 |
0.16% |
| 13 |
Multiple Genres
|
18 |
$6,384,154 |
$354,675 |
0.00% |
| 14 |
Genre Unknown
|
5 |
$1,685,983 |
$337,197 |
0.00% |
|
Saturday, February 11, 2012
