Market Share for Each Genre in 1996
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
73 |
$1,518,543,293 |
343,561,830 |
26.35% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
109 |
$1,350,761,928 |
305,602,245 |
23.44% |
| 3 |
Action
|
34 |
$1,244,067,379 |
281,463,209 |
21.59% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
24 |
$853,533,123 |
193,107,041 |
14.81% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
17 |
$385,940,788 |
87,316,920 |
6.70% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
15 |
$283,532,062 |
64,147,525 |
4.92% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
8 |
$112,765,676 |
25,512,597 |
1.96% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
5 |
$6,544,634 |
1,480,687 |
.11% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$2,987,204 |
675,837 |
.05% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
2 |
$2,498,859 |
565,352 |
.04% |
| 11 |
Western
|
1 |
$1,025,488 |
232,011 |
.02% |
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