Market Share for Each Genre in 1999
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
76 |
$1,617,025,219 |
318,312,055 |
22.20% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
129 |
$1,453,799,725 |
286,181,050 |
19.96% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
18 |
$1,342,890,387 |
264,348,502 |
18.44% |
| 4 |
Action
|
23 |
$909,822,820 |
179,098,980 |
12.49% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
23 |
$722,151,782 |
142,155,863 |
9.92% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
15 |
$574,022,658 |
112,996,584 |
7.88% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$477,074,576 |
93,912,317 |
6.55% |
| 8 |
Black Comedy
|
9 |
$101,450,175 |
19,970,506 |
1.39% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
21 |
$60,123,550 |
11,835,343 |
.83% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$23,469,127 |
4,619,907 |
.32% |
| 11 |
Western
|
1 |
$491,069 |
96,667 |
.01% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$172,216 |
33,901 |
.00% |
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