Market Share for Each Genre in 2005
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2005 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
134 |
$2,304,356,414 |
359,493,982 |
26.02% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
38 |
$2,128,301,933 |
332,028,379 |
24.03% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
264 |
$1,420,682,637 |
221,635,353 |
16.04% |
| 4 |
Action
|
41 |
$1,356,646,094 |
211,645,255 |
15.32% |
| 5 |
Horror
|
29 |
$512,846,988 |
80,007,330 |
5.79% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
26 |
$443,803,488 |
69,236,114 |
5.01% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
15 |
$440,435,727 |
68,710,724 |
4.97% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
97 |
$157,653,862 |
24,594,986 |
1.78% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$81,820,906 |
12,764,572 |
.92% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$9,517,049 |
1,484,719 |
.11% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
3 |
$1,154,117 |
180,050 |
.01% |
|