Market Share for Each Genre in 2003
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
87 |
$2,486,254,533 |
412,314,183 |
26.65% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
39 |
$2,136,474,912 |
354,307,616 |
22.90% |
| 3 |
Action
|
26 |
$1,813,569,043 |
300,757,720 |
19.44% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
149 |
$1,149,079,297 |
190,560,414 |
12.32% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$526,003,707 |
87,231,127 |
5.64% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
16 |
$485,046,435 |
80,438,880 |
5.20% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$382,824,712 |
63,486,685 |
4.10% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
5 |
$176,106,869 |
29,205,120 |
1.89% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
44 |
$86,914,139 |
14,413,621 |
.93% |
| 10 |
Western
|
2 |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
.91% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$2,255,000 |
373,964 |
.02% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
2 |
$498,239 |
82,626 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Black Comedy
|
1 |
$65,081 |
10,793 |
.00% |
|