Market Share for Each Genre in 2000
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2000 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
81 |
$2,034,032,799 |
377,371,579 |
27.35% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
153 |
$1,765,267,224 |
327,507,833 |
23.74% |
| 3 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,130,314,329 |
209,705,812 |
15.20% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
21 |
$897,666,106 |
166,542,877 |
12.07% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
22 |
$571,733,138 |
106,072,938 |
7.69% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$374,050,326 |
69,397,091 |
5.03% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
12 |
$332,969,478 |
61,775,414 |
4.48% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
9 |
$92,875,702 |
17,231,113 |
1.25% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
37 |
$83,365,520 |
15,466,704 |
1.12% |
| 10 |
Western
|
3 |
$64,580,000 |
11,981,447 |
.87% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
7 |
$51,196,178 |
9,498,362 |
.69% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
2 |
$38,847,717 |
7,207,369 |
.52% |
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