Market Share for Each Genre in 2002
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,213,055,222 |
380,904,514 |
24.14% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
88 |
$1,967,121,883 |
338,575,193 |
21.46% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
152 |
$1,581,733,887 |
272,243,354 |
17.25% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,392,842,445 |
239,731,916 |
15.19% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
31 |
$930,831,198 |
160,211,909 |
10.15% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$552,930,065 |
95,168,685 |
6.03% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
11 |
$296,701,842 |
51,067,443 |
3.24% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
26 |
$98,926,619 |
17,026,956 |
1.08% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$57,640,692 |
9,920,945 |
.63% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
7 |
$55,726,169 |
9,591,424 |
.61% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
3 |
$20,455,494 |
3,520,739 |
.22% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$385,550 |
66,360 |
.00% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
1 |
$28,022 |
4,823 |
.00% |
|