Market Share for Each Genre in 2003
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
88 |
$2,480,244,084 |
411,317,425 |
26.88% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
39 |
$2,082,831,803 |
345,411,576 |
22.57% |
| 3 |
Action
|
26 |
$1,809,837,104 |
300,138,824 |
19.61% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
145 |
$1,108,058,124 |
183,757,564 |
12.01% |
| 5 |
Horror
|
17 |
$505,235,422 |
83,786,971 |
5.48% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
21 |
$481,303,013 |
79,818,078 |
5.22% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$382,510,341 |
63,434,551 |
4.15% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
6 |
$202,852,759 |
33,640,590 |
2.20% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
44 |
$87,395,238 |
14,493,404 |
.95% |
| 10 |
Western
|
2 |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
.92% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$2,255,000 |
373,964 |
.02% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
2 |
$504,524 |
83,669 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Black Comedy
|
1 |
$44,011 |
7,299 |
.00% |
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