Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2008

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Comedy	1,387	$32,792,303,912	$23,642,613	24.55%
2	Adventure	405	$26,668,844,350	$65,848,998	19.96%
3	Drama	2,384	$25,037,349,503	$10,502,244	18.74%
4	Action	423	$22,287,971,787	$52,690,241	16.68%
5	Thriller/Suspense	377	$8,536,322,532	$22,642,765	6.39%
6	Romantic Comedy	290	$7,815,303,258	$26,949,322	5.85%
7	Horror	253	$6,502,246,809	$25,700,580	4.87%
8	Musical	100	$1,381,883,274	$13,818,833	1.03%
9	Documentary	667	$1,264,672,684	$1,896,061	0.95%
10	Black Comedy	57	$544,470,231	$9,552,109	0.41%
11	Western	30	$425,090,205	$14,169,673	0.32%
12	Concert/Performance	35	$160,947,872	$4,598,511	0.12%
13	Multiple Genres	11	$2,703,943	$245,813	0.00%
14	Genre Unknown	5	$1,475,120	$295,024	0.00%

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