Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2011
| | | Movies | Total Gross | Average Gross | Market Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
1,687 |
$44,229,075,318 |
$26,217,591 |
24.00% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
483 |
$36,360,156,845 |
$75,279,828 |
19.73% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
2,961 |
$32,574,699,991 |
$11,001,250 |
17.68% |
| 4 |
Action
|
532 |
$30,945,680,821 |
$58,168,573 |
16.79% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
519 |
$14,528,825,711 |
$27,993,884 |
7.88% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
384 |
$10,953,287,080 |
$28,524,185 |
5.94% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
306 |
$8,780,639,406 |
$28,694,900 |
4.76% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
975 |
$2,027,986,685 |
$2,079,986 |
1.10% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
108 |
$1,701,738,428 |
$15,756,837 |
0.92% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
76 |
$745,615,028 |
$9,810,724 |
0.40% |
| 11 |
Western
|
36 |
$684,924,391 |
$19,025,678 |
0.37% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
37 |
$274,093,132 |
$7,407,922 |
0.15% |
| 13 |
Multiple Genres
|
17 |
$6,240,359 |
$367,080 |
0.00% |
| 14 |
Genre Unknown
|
5 |
$1,685,983 |
$337,197 |
0.00% |
|
Monday, August 15, 2011
