Market Share for Each Genre in 2001
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
24 |
$1,950,517,003 |
344,614,310 |
24.04% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
90 |
$1,857,618,094 |
328,201,078 |
22.89% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
141 |
$1,478,391,113 |
261,199,839 |
18.22% |
| 4 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,269,922,233 |
224,367,885 |
15.65% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$520,172,779 |
91,903,317 |
6.41% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
20 |
$483,912,515 |
85,496,911 |
5.96% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
14 |
$391,052,039 |
69,090,467 |
4.82% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
7 |
$69,746,339 |
12,322,674 |
.86% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$47,122,178 |
8,325,473 |
.58% |
| 10 |
Western
|
4 |
$20,993,355 |
3,709,073 |
.26% |
| 11 |
Documentary
|
19 |
$20,841,339 |
3,682,216 |
.26% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
3 |
$3,089,728 |
545,889 |
.04% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
1 |
$1,004,201 |
177,421 |
.01% |
|