Market Share for Each Source in 2008
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
211 |
$2,323,283,377 |
337,686,532 |
41.27% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
52 |
$1,020,699,411 |
148,357,470 |
18.13% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
14 |
$938,313,828 |
136,382,822 |
16.67% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$442,759,514 |
64,354,581 |
7.87% |
| 5 |
Based on TV
|
4 |
$389,716,432 |
56,644,830 |
6.92% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
97 |
$206,012,829 |
29,943,729 |
3.66% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
9 |
$152,586,043 |
22,178,203 |
2.71% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
8 |
$58,315,735 |
8,476,123 |
1.04% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
2 |
$41,981,388 |
6,101,946 |
.75% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$23,636,979 |
3,435,607 |
.42% |
| 11 |
Based on Game
|
2 |
$18,744,656 |
2,724,514 |
.33% |
| 12 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$12,727,025 |
1,849,858 |
.23% |
| 13 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$507,575 |
73,775 |
.01% |
|