Market Share for Each Source in 2004
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
262 |
$3,683,822,552 |
593,208,129 |
39.84% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
83 |
$2,486,953,880 |
400,475,661 |
26.89% |
| 3 |
Remake
|
20 |
$799,226,967 |
128,699,995 |
8.64% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
7 |
$630,770,589 |
101,573,363 |
6.82% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
105 |
$599,372,201 |
96,517,262 |
6.48% |
| 6 |
Based on Religious Text
|
1 |
$370,270,943 |
59,624,951 |
4.00% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$323,460,867 |
52,087,097 |
3.50% |
| 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 Game
|
1 |
$50,740,078 |
8,170,705 |
.55% |
| 12 |
Based on Short Film
|
2 |
$44,683,360 |
7,195,388 |
.48% |
| 13 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$16,178,431 |
2,605,222 |
.17% |
| 14 |
Disney Ride
|
1 |
$5,395,243 |
868,799 |
.06% |
|