| Genre (click to view chart) | # Movies | #1 Picture | Gross* |
| 3D |
166 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Action - Buddy Comedy |
74 |
Men in Black |
$250.7 |
| Action - Martial Arts |
154 |
Rush Hour 2 |
$226.2 |
| Action - Sequels |
- |
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- |
| Action - Wire-Fu |
27 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$281.6 |
| Action Heroine |
61 |
The Hunger Games |
$408.0 |
| Action Remake |
22 |
The Karate Kid |
$176.6 |
| Adventure - Desert |
23 |
Mummy Returns |
$202.0 |
| Adventure - Period |
74 |
Dead Man's Chest |
$423.3 |
| Adventure Remake |
26 |
King Kong |
$218.1 |
| Animation |
318 |
Shrek 2 |
$441.2 |
| Animation - Anime |
44 |
Pokemon 1 |
$85.7 |
| Animation - Computer |
100 |
Shrek 2 |
$441.2 |
| Animation - Fantasy |
58 |
Shrek 2 |
$441.2 |
| Animation - Motion Capture |
7 |
The Polar Express |
$183.4 |
| Animation - Sci-Fi |
42 |
WALL-E |
$223.8 |
| Animation - Stop Motion |
16 |
Chicken Run |
$106.8 |
| Animation - TV Adaptation |
39 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$183.1 |
| Biopic - Music |
37 |
Walk the Line |
$119.5 |
| Cannes Film Festival - Palme D'Or winners |
34 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
$119.2 |
| Car Racing |
32 |
Cars |
$244.1 |
| CGI Star |
25 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Christian |
81 |
Passion of the Christ |
$370.8 |
| Christmas |
51 |
The Grinch |
$260.0 |
| Christmas - Setting Only |
32 |
Iron Man 3 |
$407.4 |
| Cinderella Complex |
18 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
$241.4 |
| Comedy - Arrested Development |
23 |
Ted |
$218.8 |
| Comedy - Body Switch |
17 |
Big |
$115.0 |
| Comedy - Bumbling |
37 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
$146.3 |
| Comedy - College |
48 |
Monsters University |
$256.4 |
| Comedy - Dark/Black |
78 |
Horrible Bosses |
$117.5 |
| Comedy - Fat Suit |
25 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
$219.2 |
| Comedy - Fish-Out-of-Water Father |
36 |
Despicable Me 2 |
$311.8 |
| Comedy - God |
18 |
Bruce Almighty |
$242.8 |
| Comedy - High School |
64 |
21 Jump Street |
$138.4 |
| Comedy - Music |
24 |
School of Rock |
$81.3 |
| Comedy - R-Rated Youth |
111 |
The Hangover |
$277.3 |
| Comedy - Road Trip |
46 |
Wild Hogs |
$168.3 |
| Comedy - Second Sequels |
- |
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- |
| Comedy - Spoof |
66 |
Goldmember |
$213.3 |
| Comedy - Spy |
31 |
Despicable Me 2 |
$311.8 |
| Comedy - What If? |
41 |
Bruce Almighty |
$242.8 |
| Comedy Remake |
45 |
The Longest Yard |
$158.1 |
| Comic Book Adaptation |
114 |
The Avengers |
$623.4 |
| Con Artist / Hustler |
52 |
Catch Me If You Can |
$164.6 |
| Controversy |
38 |
Passion of the Christ |
$370.8 |
| Cooking |
13 |
Ratatouille |
$206.4 |
| Cop - Dirty |
33 |
The Departed |
$132.4 |
| Creature Feature |
72 |
Jurassic Park |
$402.5 |
| Crime - Romantic Comedy |
21 |
The Mexican |
$66.8 |
| Crime Time |
99 |
Inception |
$292.6 |
| Cross Dressing / Gender Bending |
39 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
$219.2 |
| Cyborg / Android / Robot |
45 |
Transformers 2 |
$402.1 |
| Dance |
80 |
Magic Mike |
$113.7 |
| Dinosaur |
11 |
Jurassic Park |
$402.5 |
| Disability - Paraplegic / Quadriplegic |
24 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Disaster |
38 |
Titanic |
$658.7 |
| Documentary |
1042 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
$119.2 |
| Documentary - Nature |
25 |
March of the Penguins |
$77.4 |
| Documentary - Political |
111 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
$119.2 |
| Dog |
57 |
Scooby-Doo |
$153.3 |
| Dragon - Focal Point of Movie |
8 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
$217.6 |
| Dragon - Supporting Role |
9 |
Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) |
$381.0 |
| Drama - Kidnapping |
29 |
Taken |
$145.0 |
| Drama - Summer |
121 |
Forrest Gump |
$329.7 |
| Environmentalist |
46 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Explorer |
18 |
Atlantis |
$84.1 |
| Family - Animal (Live action) |
56 |
Eight Below |
$81.6 |
| Family - Children's Book Adaptation |
75 |
Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) |
$381.0 |
| Family - Remake |
30 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
$206.5 |
| Family - Second Sequels |
- |
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- |
| Family - Sequels |
- |
See Chart |
- |
| Family - Talking Animal (Live action) |
33 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 |
$219.6 |
| Fantasy - Live Action |
100 |
Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) |
$381.0 |
| Fire / Firefighter |
14 |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
$120.1 |
| Foreign Language |
1462 |
Crouching Tiger |
$128.1 |
| Found Footage |
18 |
Blair Witch Project |
$140.5 |
| Future - Near |
70 |
I Am Legend |
$256.4 |
| Gay / Lesbian |
305 |
Birdcage |
$124.1 |
| Global Warming |
7 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
$186.7 |
| Heist / Caper |
95 |
Inception |
$292.6 |
| Hitman / Assassin |
68 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
$227.5 |
| Hollywood / Movies |
110 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
$156.5 |
| Horror - Period |
24 |
Shutter Island |
$128.0 |
| Horror - Slasher |
96 |
Scream |
$103.0 |
| Horror - Supernatural |
105 |
Sixth Sense |
$293.5 |
| Horror - Terror in the Water |
19 |
Jaws |
$260.0 |
| Horror - Torture |
31 |
Saw II |
$87.0 |
| Horror Anthology |
18 |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
$29.5 |
| Horror Comedy |
103 |
Ghostbusters |
$238.6 |
| Horror Remake |
61 |
The Ring |
$129.1 |
| Horse |
29 |
Seabiscuit |
$120.3 |
| Hostage |
43 |
Air Force One |
$173.0 |
| IMAX (Feature-length) |
105 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Irish |
66 |
The Departed |
$132.4 |
| Man vs. Machine |
19 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$281.6 |
| Medieval Times |
33 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
$165.5 |
| Memory Loss / Amnesia |
29 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
$227.5 |
| Mindbender |
21 |
Inception |
$292.6 |
| Mockumentary |
38 |
Borat |
$128.5 |
| Mother |
43 |
Mamma Mia! |
$144.1 |
| Mouse / Rat |
13 |
Ratatouille |
$206.4 |
| Mouse/Rat - Featured |
24 |
Alice in Wonderland |
$334.2 |
| Music Concert |
26 |
Justin Bieber |
$73.0 |
| Musical |
77 |
Grease |
$188.8 |
| Neo Noir |
67 |
Sin City |
$74.1 |
| New Year's |
19 |
Sleepless in Seattle |
$126.7 |
| News/Broadcasting |
43 |
Bruce Almighty |
$242.8 |
| Off-Screen Couples On-Screen |
49 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$300.5 |
| Pilot / Aircraft |
41 |
Pearl Harbor |
$198.5 |
| Pirate |
21 |
Dead Man's Chest |
$423.3 |
| Political Campaign / Election |
33 |
The Campaign |
$86.9 |
| Political Satire |
34 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
$119.2 |
| Pop Star Debuts |
57 |
Goldmember |
$213.3 |
| Post-Apocalypse |
41 |
The Hunger Games |
$408.0 |
| Pregnancy |
29 |
Breaking Dawn Part 1 |
$281.3 |
| Prequel |
31 |
The Phantom Menace |
$474.5 |
| Prequels |
- |
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- |
| President |
33 |
Independence Day |
$306.2 |
| Puppet / Puppetry |
17 |
The Muppets |
$88.6 |
| Rap / Rapper |
35 |
8 Mile |
$116.8 |
| Re-Releases |
- |
See Chart |
- |
| Reality TV |
21 |
The Hunger Games |
$408.0 |
| Remake - Asian |
20 |
Godzilla |
$136.3 |
| Remake - British |
6 |
The Italian Job |
$106.1 |
| Remake - Foreign Thrills |
34 |
True Lies |
$146.3 |
| Remake - French |
37 |
Three Men and a Baby |
$167.8 |
| Remake - Sequel to a Remake |
20 |
Mummy Returns |
$202.0 |
| Revenge |
57 |
Gladiator |
$187.7 |
| Romantic Comedy |
437 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
$241.4 |
| Romantic Comedy - Fantasy |
21 |
Splash |
$69.8 |
| Romantic Drama |
171 |
Titanic |
$658.7 |
| Romantic Fantasy |
45 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$300.5 |
| School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic |
38 |
Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone |
$317.6 |
| Sci-Fi - Adventure |
71 |
Avatar |
$760.5 |
| Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion |
42 |
The Avengers |
$623.4 |
| Sci-Fi - Based on Book |
56 |
The Hunger Games |
$408.0 |
| Sci-Fi - Satire |
10 |
Truman Show |
$125.6 |
| Sci-Fi Chase |
35 |
Terminator 2 |
$204.8 |
| Sci-Fi Comedy |
65 |
Men in Black |
$250.7 |
| Sci-Fi Horror |
55 |
I Am Legend |
$256.4 |
| Sci-Fi Remake |
24 |
I Am Legend |
$256.4 |
| Shark |
10 |
Finding Nemo |
$380.8 |
| Slacker / Stoner |
61 |
Ted |
$218.8 |
| Sports - Baseball |
45 |
League of Their Own |
$107.5 |
| Sports - Basketball |
41 |
Space Jam |
$90.4 |
| Sports - Boxing |
43 |
Rocky IV |
$127.9 |
| Sports - Coach |
28 |
Remember the Titans |
$115.7 |
| Sports - Extreme |
46 |
XXX |
$142.1 |
| Sports - Football |
35 |
The Blind Side |
$256.0 |
| Sports - Football (Featured) |
13 |
Forrest Gump |
$329.7 |
| Sports - Golf |
9 |
Tin Cup |
$53.9 |
| Sports - Hockey |
15 |
Miracle |
$64.4 |
| Sports - Olympics |
14 |
Blades of Glory |
$118.6 |
| Sports - Period |
38 |
Seabiscuit |
$120.3 |
| Sports - Soccer |
24 |
Kicking and Screaming |
$52.8 |
| Sports - Surfing |
24 |
Surf's Up |
$58.9 |
| Sports Comedy |
75 |
Waterboy |
$161.5 |
| Sports Drama |
118 |
The Blind Side |
$256.0 |
| Spy |
107 |
Despicable Me 2 |
$311.8 |
| Stand-Up Comedy Concert |
23 |
Eddie Murphy Raw |
$50.5 |
| Submarine |
8 |
Hunt for Red October |
$122.0 |
| Summer Girl Power |
28 |
Freaky Friday |
$110.2 |
| Superhero |
95 |
The Avengers |
$623.4 |
| Superhero - Comedy |
15 |
The Incredibles |
$261.4 |
| Superhero - Origin |
28 |
Spider-Man |
$403.7 |
| Swashbuckler |
21 |
Dead Man's Chest |
$423.3 |
| Sword and Sorcery |
31 |
Return of the King |
$377.8 |
| Taxi / Taxi Driver |
12 |
Collateral |
$101.0 |
| Teacher - Inspirational |
24 |
Dead Poets Society |
$95.9 |
| Teacher - Other Movies with Teachers as Main Roles |
34 |
The Karate Kid |
$176.6 |
| Teen Romance |
52 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$300.5 |
| Terrorism |
46 |
Air Force One |
$173.0 |
| Thanksgiving |
18 |
Jack and Jill |
$74.2 |
| That '70s Movie |
58 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
$179.9 |
| Thriller - Erotic |
50 |
Fatal Attraction |
$156.6 |
| Thriller - On the Run |
25 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
$227.5 |
| Thriller - Political |
58 |
Air Force One |
$173.0 |
| Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank from Hell |
37 |
Fatal Attraction |
$156.6 |
| Thriller - Serial Killer |
57 |
Hannibal |
$165.1 |
| Time Travel |
50 |
Star Trek |
$257.7 |
| Toy Adaptation |
18 |
Transformers 2 |
$402.1 |
| Toys Come to Life |
14 |
Toy Story 3 |
$415.0 |
| Travelogue - Boston |
22 |
Ted |
$218.8 |
| Travelogue - Hawaii |
13 |
Pearl Harbor |
$198.5 |
| Travelogue - Italy |
17 |
Talented Mr. Ripley |
$81.3 |
| Travelogue - Japan |
16 |
Karate Kid 2 |
$115.1 |
| Travelogue - Las Vegas |
17 |
The Hangover |
$277.3 |
| Travelogue - Mexico |
22 |
Traffic |
$124.1 |
| Travelogue - Middle East |
38 |
Transformers 2 |
$402.1 |
| Travelogue - New Jersey |
25 |
Cop Land |
$44.9 |
| Travelogue - New Orleans |
24 |
Catch Me If You Can |
$164.6 |
| Travelogue - Paris |
44 |
The Da Vinci Code |
$217.5 |
| Treasure Hunt |
25 |
Dead Man's Chest |
$423.3 |
| True Crime |
50 |
Catch Me If You Can |
$164.6 |
| TV Adaptation (Live Action) |
76 |
Star Trek |
$257.7 |
| TV Cartoon (Live Action) |
30 |
Transformers 2 |
$402.1 |
| TV Kids Show (Live Action) |
16 |
The Muppets |
$88.6 |
| Twentysomething |
29 |
About Last Night... |
$38.7 |
| Twins |
24 |
Twins |
$111.9 |
| Underwater |
14 |
Finding Nemo |
$380.8 |
| Vampire |
72 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$300.5 |
| Video Game Adaptation |
32 |
Tomb Raider |
$131.2 |
| Virtual Reality |
19 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$281.6 |
| War - World War 2 |
55 |
Saving Private Ryan |
$216.5 |
| War - World War I |
12 |
War Horse |
$79.9 |
| Wedding |
50 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
$241.4 |
| Werewolf |
26 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$300.5 |
| Western |
72 |
Dances with Wolves |
$184.2 |
| Witch |
15 |
Blair Witch Project |
$140.5 |
| Womanizer / Cad / Player |
26 |
Wedding Crashers |
$209.3 |
| Young-Adult Book Adaptations |
37 |
The Hunger Games |
$408.0 |
| Zombie |
53 |
World War Z |
$193.5 |
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