Market Share for Each Genre in 1998
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Drama
|
123 |
$1,567,636,511 |
334,250,855 |
23.18% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
20 |
$1,213,272,244 |
258,693,446 |
17.94% |
| 3 |
Comedy
|
83 |
$1,171,683,515 |
249,825,908 |
17.33% |
| 4 |
Action
|
31 |
$994,536,914 |
212,054,778 |
14.71% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$782,523,377 |
166,849,332 |
11.57% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
14 |
$500,453,447 |
106,706,491 |
7.40% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$317,637,319 |
67,726,507 |
4.70% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
12 |
$115,718,746 |
24,673,506 |
1.71% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$52,405,908 |
11,173,968 |
.78% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$45,982,332 |
9,804,334 |
.68% |
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