Market Share for Each Source in 2003
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2003 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
199 |
$3,623,270,690 |
600,874,075 |
38.85% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
32 |
$1,987,346,615 |
329,576,553 |
21.31% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
62 |
$1,723,418,440 |
285,807,370 |
18.48% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
12 |
$475,680,561 |
78,885,666 |
5.10% |
| 5 |
Disney Ride
|
2 |
$375,833,975 |
62,327,360 |
4.03% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$330,180,359 |
54,756,279 |
3.54% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
11 |
$221,044,910 |
36,657,531 |
2.37% |
| 8 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
56 |
$205,626,452 |
34,100,573 |
2.20% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$168,606,379 |
27,961,257 |
1.81% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$105,564,359 |
17,506,527 |
1.13% |
| 11 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$30,112,765 |
4,993,825 |
.32% |
| 12 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$26,489,000 |
4,392,869 |
.28% |
| 13 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$21,908,034 |
3,633,173 |
.23% |
| 14 |
Based on Short Film
|
2 |
$21,076,230 |
3,495,229 |
.23% |
| 15 |
Based on Game
|
1 |
$10,199,354 |
1,691,435 |
.11% |
| 16 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$191,877 |
31,820 |
.00% |
|