Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
85 |
$1,937,420,233 |
269,835,689 |
23.22% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
27 |
$1,750,017,558 |
243,735,036 |
20.98% |
| 3 |
Action
|
24 |
$1,471,969,977 |
205,009,749 |
17.64% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
132 |
$990,215,346 |
137,912,999 |
11.87% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
43 |
$960,676,364 |
133,798,937 |
11.51% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
20 |
$547,038,087 |
76,189,150 |
6.56% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
23 |
$470,932,441 |
65,589,477 |
5.64% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
74 |
$150,964,586 |
21,025,710 |
1.81% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
6 |
$23,663,691 |
3,295,778 |
.28% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$19,799,764 |
2,757,628 |
.24% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
2 |
$19,705,976 |
2,744,565 |
.24% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$644,635 |
89,782 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Western
|
2 |
$169,217 |
23,568 |
.00% |
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