Market Share for Each Genre in 2002
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
36 |
$2,403,474,025 |
413,678,835 |
26.22% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
87 |
$1,967,012,450 |
338,556,358 |
21.46% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
151 |
$1,581,714,835 |
272,240,074 |
17.25% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,323,892,602 |
227,864,473 |
14.44% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
29 |
$809,314,909 |
139,296,885 |
8.83% |
| 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
|
25 |
$98,604,667 |
16,971,543 |
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% |
|