Market Share for Each Source in 2001
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
220 |
$3,473,683,792 |
613,725,050 |
42.82% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
67 |
$2,023,857,144 |
357,571,931 |
24.95% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
13 |
$997,041,124 |
176,155,676 |
12.29% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
8 |
$512,478,196 |
90,543,851 |
6.32% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
34 |
$396,561,645 |
70,063,895 |
4.89% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
6 |
$231,948,200 |
40,980,248 |
2.86% |
| 7 |
Based on Game
|
3 |
$164,210,506 |
29,012,457 |
2.02% |
| 8 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
2 |
$148,057,764 |
26,158,615 |
1.82% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
6 |
$45,689,122 |
8,072,283 |
.56% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
1 |
$43,569,988 |
7,697,878 |
.54% |
| 11 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$43,038,239 |
7,603,929 |
.53% |
| 12 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$30,059,386 |
5,310,846 |
.37% |
| 13 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$3,029,081 |
535,173 |
.04% |
|