US Movie Market Summary for 2007
Total Box Office Gross: $9,601,302,205
Tickets sold: 1,395,538,115
Average ticket price:$6.88
Top Grossing Movies of 2007
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Spider-Man 3
|
5/4/2007
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$336,530,303 |
48,914,288 |
$336,530,301 |
| 2 |
Shrek the Third
|
5/18/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$322,719,944 |
46,906,969 |
$322,719,947 |
| 3 |
The Transformers
|
7/3/2007
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$319,246,193 |
46,402,063 |
$319,246,193 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
5/25/2007
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$309,404,152 |
44,971,534 |
$309,404,154 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
7/11/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$292,004,738 |
42,442,549 |
$292,004,737 |
| 6 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
8/3/2007
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$227,471,070 |
33,062,656 |
$227,471,073 |
| 7 |
300
|
3/9/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$210,614,939 |
30,612,636 |
$210,614,936 |
| 8 |
Ratatouille
|
6/29/2007
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$206,445,654 |
30,006,636 |
$206,445,656 |
| 9 |
I am Legend
|
12/14/2007
|
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
PG-13
|
$194,489,704 |
28,268,852 |
$194,489,702 |
| 10 |
The Simpsons Movie
|
7/27/2007
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$183,135,014 |
26,618,461 |
$183,135,012 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2007
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Paramount Pictures
|
22 |
$1,503,890,516 |
218,588,739 |
15.67% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
34 |
$1,417,595,742 |
206,045,891 |
14.77% |
| 3 |
Buena Vista
|
21 |
$1,343,277,488 |
195,243,820 |
13.99% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
20 |
$1,095,165,744 |
159,181,069 |
11.41% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
24 |
$1,029,494,164 |
149,635,781 |
10.72% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
25 |
$1,011,030,061 |
146,952,041 |
10.53% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
15 |
$486,161,649 |
70,663,031 |
5.06% |
| 8 |
Lionsgate
|
22 |
$371,804,032 |
54,041,283 |
3.87% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
22 |
$278,391,752 |
40,463,915 |
2.90% |
| 10 |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
6 |
$216,124,894 |
31,413,503 |
2.25% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2007
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
139 |
$2,266,310,878 |
329,405,647 |
23.61% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
31 |
$2,048,970,208 |
297,815,439 |
21.35% |
| 3 |
Action
|
38 |
$1,695,578,753 |
246,450,400 |
17.66% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
240 |
$1,266,875,545 |
184,138,892 |
13.20% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
33 |
$695,602,962 |
101,105,085 |
7.25% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
30 |
$680,994,021 |
98,981,685 |
7.09% |
| 7 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
53 |
$565,450,619 |
82,187,593 |
5.89% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
11 |
$250,566,894 |
36,419,607 |
2.61% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
105 |
$71,623,723 |
10,410,425 |
.75% |
| 10 |
Western
|
3 |
$54,058,377 |
7,857,322 |
.56% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2007
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
139 |
$4,447,411,343 |
646,426,070 |
46.41% |
| 2 |
R
|
225 |
$2,461,089,125 |
357,716,445 |
25.68% |
| 3 |
PG
|
77 |
$2,198,124,780 |
319,494,878 |
22.94% |
| 4 |
G
|
13 |
$415,791,101 |
60,434,753 |
4.34% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
39 |
$56,805,794 |
8,256,655 |
.59% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
1 |
$4,523,146 |
657,434 |
.05% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2007
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
348 |
$3,275,709,839 |
476,120,625 |
34.13% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
29 |
$2,084,682,331 |
303,006,153 |
21.72% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
92 |
$1,927,998,707 |
280,232,366 |
20.09% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$718,702,070 |
104,462,509 |
7.49% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
149 |
$559,132,816 |
81,269,305 |
5.83% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$420,299,001 |
61,089,971 |
4.38% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
15 |
$395,782,719 |
57,526,557 |
4.12% |
| 8 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
3 |
$93,240,683 |
13,552,425 |
.97% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
10 |
$69,730,645 |
10,135,269 |
.73% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
3 |
$39,646,059 |
5,762,509 |
.41% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2007
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
647 |
$7,793,646,182 |
1,132,797,416 |
81.20% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
15 |
$1,176,876,161 |
171,057,581 |
12.26% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
6 |
$621,492,694 |
90,333,240 |
6.47% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$5,799,401 |
842,936 |
.06% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
2 |
$337,014 |
48,985 |
.00% |
| 6 |
Hand Animation
|
1 |
$289,905 |
42,137 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2007
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2007 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
365 |
$4,171,589,757 |
606,335,728 |
43.46% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
45 |
$1,854,504,662 |
269,550,094 |
19.32% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
24 |
$912,352,177 |
132,609,328 |
9.51% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
61 |
$729,403,197 |
106,017,904 |
7.60% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
9 |
$689,255,339 |
100,182,463 |
7.18% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
55 |
$589,868,634 |
85,736,720 |
6.15% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
3 |
$584,254,637 |
84,920,732 |
6.09% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
105 |
$66,519,815 |
9,668,578 |
.69% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
2 |
$337,014 |
48,985 |
.00% |
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