Market Share for Each Source in 2004
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
245 |
$3,209,606,577 |
516,844,848 |
34.71% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
81 |
$2,283,789,489 |
367,759,979 |
24.70% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
26 |
$1,712,112,034 |
275,702,420 |
18.51% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
19 |
$692,220,623 |
111,468,700 |
7.49% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
105 |
$599,372,201 |
96,517,262 |
6.48% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$239,275,480 |
38,530,674 |
2.59% |
| 7 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$208,241,683 |
33,533,282 |
2.25% |
| 8 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$103,309,123 |
16,635,929 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$80,285,160 |
12,928,367 |
.87% |
| 10 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$52,970,075 |
8,529,804 |
.57% |
| 11 |
Based on Short Film
|
2 |
$44,683,360 |
7,195,388 |
.48% |
| 12 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$16,178,431 |
2,605,222 |
.17% |
| 13 |
Disney Ride
|
1 |
$5,395,243 |
868,799 |
.06% |
|