Market Charts > Genres
Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Market Share for Each Genre 1995-2024

RankGenreMoviesTotal Box OfficeTicketsShare
1 Adventure 1,105 $64,184,869,296 8,947,790,139 25.01%
2 Action 1,241 $57,991,731,341 7,749,922,784 22.60%
3 Comedy 2,601 $37,277,503,189 5,627,413,802 14.53%
4 Drama 5,823 $37,029,887,823 5,522,803,086 14.43%
5 Thriller/Suspense 1,337 $20,911,464,144 3,008,821,327 8.15%
6 Horror 843 $14,927,070,491 2,059,951,133 5.82%
7 Romantic Comedy 686 $11,190,560,150 1,788,310,245 4.36%
8 Musical 217 $5,344,814,813 674,617,844 2.08%
9 Documentary 2,611 $2,617,086,770 387,685,510 1.02%
10 Black Comedy 268 $2,566,533,382 374,673,035 1.00%
11 Western 106 $1,654,195,247 240,788,277 0.64%
12 Concert/Performance 99 $650,027,075 77,667,717 0.25%
13 Multiple Genres 49 $70,092,990 8,786,839 0.03%
14 Reality 6 $58,370,540 5,558,019 0.02%
15 Educational 1 $260 28 0.00%

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.