Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
138 |
$2,757,007,640 |
383,984,358 |
27.99% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
43 |
$2,101,548,472 |
292,694,773 |
21.33% |
| 3 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,966,089,837 |
273,828,669 |
19.96% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
252 |
$1,110,325,801 |
154,641,471 |
11.27% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
51 |
$779,942,619 |
108,627,100 |
7.92% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$336,092,693 |
46,809,568 |
3.41% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
25 |
$294,256,854 |
40,982,851 |
2.99% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
12 |
$260,111,635 |
36,227,247 |
2.64% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
125 |
$87,974,176 |
12,252,671 |
.89% |
| 10 |
Concert/Performance
|
12 |
$75,629,605 |
10,533,373 |
.77% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
5 |
$61,581,866 |
8,576,862 |
.63% |
| 12 |
Western
|
4 |
$20,317,697 |
2,829,762 |
.21% |
| 13 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$508,695 |
70,849 |
.01% |
|