Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
25 |
$1,494,292,803 |
217,193,719 |
26.54% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
81 |
$1,467,887,162 |
213,355,690 |
26.08% |
| 3 |
Action
|
22 |
$1,184,645,368 |
172,186,826 |
21.04% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
135 |
$418,753,111 |
60,865,274 |
7.44% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
27 |
$393,448,397 |
57,187,266 |
6.99% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
16 |
$298,258,062 |
43,351,462 |
5.30% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$184,467,862 |
26,812,188 |
3.28% |
| 8 |
Concert/Performance
|
10 |
$74,692,974 |
10,856,535 |
1.33% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
3 |
$57,932,812 |
8,420,467 |
1.03% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
77 |
$54,509,479 |
7,922,895 |
.97% |
| 11 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$507,575 |
73,775 |
.01% |
| 12 |
Black Comedy
|
2 |
$30,764 |
4,471 |
.00% |
| 13 |
Western
|
2 |
$17,036 |
2,476 |
.00% |
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