Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
137 |
$2,980,600,852 |
415,125,474 |
30.26% |
| 2 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,966,089,837 |
273,828,669 |
19.96% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
42 |
$1,877,741,583 |
261,523,897 |
19.06% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
252 |
$1,110,323,476 |
154,641,149 |
11.27% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
50 |
$779,895,874 |
108,620,590 |
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
|
11 |
$260,082,225 |
36,223,151 |
2.64% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
125 |
$87,932,344 |
12,246,845 |
.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% |
|