Market Share for Each Genre in 2006
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
139 |
$3,020,164,530 |
461,093,820 |
32.66% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
32 |
$1,799,390,469 |
274,716,103 |
19.46% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
254 |
$1,572,859,951 |
240,131,300 |
17.01% |
| 4 |
Action
|
31 |
$1,007,423,747 |
153,805,154 |
10.89% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
35 |
$742,127,938 |
113,301,974 |
8.02% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
28 |
$553,291,644 |
84,472,008 |
5.98% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
18 |
$344,572,667 |
52,606,514 |
3.73% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
106 |
$101,293,396 |
15,464,642 |
1.10% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
6 |
$71,266,777 |
10,880,425 |
.77% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
5 |
$32,134,153 |
4,905,978 |
.35% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
4 |
$2,468,469 |
376,866 |
.03% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
3 |
$748,135 |
114,219 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Western
|
2 |
$584,825 |
89,286 |
.01% |
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