Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
102 |
$2,213,237,304 |
295,098,304 |
20.83% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,057,654,749 |
274,353,966 |
19.37% |
| 3 |
Action
|
32 |
$2,041,444,903 |
272,192,652 |
19.21% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
171 |
$1,820,184,744 |
242,691,300 |
17.13% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
51 |
$965,341,597 |
128,712,216 |
9.09% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
25 |
$635,978,484 |
84,797,132 |
5.99% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
23 |
$584,630,728 |
77,950,765 |
5.50% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
86 |
$194,238,821 |
25,898,510 |
1.83% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$54,218,510 |
7,229,134 |
.51% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$37,972,979 |
5,063,064 |
.36% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
2 |
$19,707,597 |
2,627,680 |
.19% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Western
|
2 |
$169,906 |
22,654 |
.00% |
|
Monday, February 13, 2012
