Market Share for Each Source in 1997
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
184 |
$3,655,410,536 |
796,385,742 |
57.41% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
58 |
$1,384,429,592 |
301,618,650 |
21.74% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$306,760,916 |
66,832,443 |
4.82% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
10 |
$303,548,833 |
66,132,644 |
4.77% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
24 |
$287,171,126 |
62,564,516 |
4.51% |
| 6 |
Remake
|
5 |
$243,041,960 |
52,950,317 |
3.82% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
14 |
$61,087,065 |
13,308,729 |
.96% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$49,660,364 |
10,819,251 |
.78% |
| 9 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$41,256,277 |
8,988,296 |
.65% |
| 10 |
Based on Game
|
1 |
$35,059,903 |
7,638,323 |
.55% |
| 11 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$101,029 |
22,011 |
.00% |
|