Market Share for Each Genre in 1996
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
84 |
$1,435,788,844 |
324,839,101 |
25.70% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
120 |
$1,332,949,763 |
301,572,350 |
23.86% |
| 3 |
Action
|
35 |
$1,232,397,345 |
278,822,927 |
22.06% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
23 |
$847,645,423 |
191,774,981 |
15.17% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
19 |
$348,598,460 |
78,868,427 |
6.24% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$281,943,466 |
63,788,114 |
5.05% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
8 |
$94,800,900 |
21,448,169 |
1.70% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
6 |
$8,923,476 |
2,018,886 |
.16% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$2,564,512 |
580,207 |
.05% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
2 |
$466,118 |
105,456 |
.01% |
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