Market Share for Each Source in 2001
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
226 |
$3,948,726,924 |
697,654,932 |
48.67% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
68 |
$2,195,069,313 |
387,821,431 |
27.06% |
| 3 |
Remake
|
10 |
$827,436,557 |
146,190,205 |
10.20% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
34 |
$396,561,645 |
70,063,895 |
4.89% |
| 5 |
Based on TV
|
7 |
$249,000,328 |
43,992,991 |
3.07% |
| 6 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
3 |
$166,617,310 |
29,437,687 |
2.05% |
| 7 |
Based on Game
|
3 |
$164,210,506 |
29,012,457 |
2.02% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
6 |
$45,689,122 |
8,072,283 |
.56% |
| 9 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
1 |
$43,569,988 |
7,697,878 |
.54% |
| 10 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$43,038,239 |
7,603,929 |
.53% |
| 11 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$30,059,386 |
5,310,846 |
.37% |
| 12 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$3,029,081 |
535,173 |
.04% |
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