Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,556,521,787 |
411,678,225 |
27.61% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
132 |
$2,039,808,287 |
328,471,539 |
22.03% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
223 |
$1,379,577,887 |
222,154,245 |
14.90% |
| 4 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,209,994,154 |
194,846,080 |
13.07% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
31 |
$651,537,578 |
104,917,483 |
7.04% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
28 |
$625,401,345 |
100,708,750 |
6.75% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
20 |
$464,766,650 |
74,841,650 |
5.02% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
85 |
$217,098,868 |
34,959,559 |
2.34% |
| 9 |
Western
|
4 |
$90,475,689 |
14,569,353 |
.98% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
5 |
$22,364,844 |
3,601,424 |
.24% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
2 |
$2,126,476 |
342,428 |
.02% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$1,172,345 |
188,783 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
3 |
$195,251 |
31,442 |
.00% |
| 14 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$36,709 |
5,911 |
.00% |
|