Market Share for Each Source in 2009
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
238 |
$4,773,618,584 |
636,482,477 |
45.12% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
75 |
$2,524,528,826 |
336,603,846 |
23.86% |
| 3 |
Based on TV
|
13 |
$1,088,967,544 |
145,195,673 |
10.29% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
19 |
$424,394,173 |
56,585,892 |
4.01% |
| 5 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
6 |
$405,197,728 |
54,026,364 |
3.83% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
7 |
$378,553,324 |
50,473,776 |
3.58% |
| 7 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
104 |
$362,232,717 |
48,297,697 |
3.42% |
| 8 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$244,885,176 |
32,651,357 |
2.31% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
8 |
$172,029,371 |
22,937,249 |
1.63% |
| 10 |
Based on Toy
|
1 |
$150,201,498 |
20,026,866 |
1.42% |
| 11 |
Based on Factual Book/Article
|
1 |
$30,586,445 |
4,078,193 |
.29% |
| 12 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$13,745,976 |
1,832,797 |
.13% |
| 13 |
Based on Game
|
3 |
$9,154,020 |
1,220,536 |
.09% |
| 14 |
Based on Short Film
|
1 |
$1,647,083 |
219,611 |
.02% |
| 15 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
.01% |
|