Market Share for Each Genre in 2000
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2000 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
81 |
$2,032,641,817 |
377,113,511 |
27.24% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
155 |
$1,762,021,538 |
326,905,664 |
23.62% |
| 3 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,130,271,062 |
209,697,785 |
15.15% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
21 |
$897,690,313 |
166,547,368 |
12.03% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
21 |
$569,881,367 |
105,729,382 |
7.64% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
23 |
$373,419,771 |
69,280,106 |
5.01% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
12 |
$332,969,478 |
61,775,414 |
4.46% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
37 |
$112,946,062 |
20,954,744 |
1.51% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
9 |
$92,875,550 |
17,231,085 |
1.24% |
| 10 |
Western
|
4 |
$66,116,168 |
12,266,450 |
.89% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
7 |
$51,170,528 |
9,493,603 |
.69% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
2 |
$38,847,717 |
7,207,369 |
.52% |
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