Market Share for Each Genre in 2012
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$654,283,985 |
82,507,439 |
25.52% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
17 |
$523,943,500 |
66,071,061 |
20.44% |
| 3 |
Action
|
20 |
$427,865,305 |
53,955,272 |
16.69% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
79 |
$304,007,063 |
38,336,328 |
11.86% |
| 5 |
Comedy
|
30 |
$269,832,728 |
34,026,824 |
10.53% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
8 |
$191,986,990 |
24,210,213 |
7.49% |
| 7 |
Musical
|
4 |
$112,432,694 |
14,178,146 |
4.39% |
| 8 |
Horror
|
9 |
$66,007,976 |
8,323,830 |
2.57% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
46 |
$10,575,852 |
1,333,652 |
.41% |
| 10 |
Multiple Genres
|
2 |
$1,900,200 |
239,621 |
.07% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$704,240 |
88,807 |
.03% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$6,297 |
794 |
.00% |
|
Wednesday, May 23, 2012