Market Share for Each Genre in 1998
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Drama
|
116 |
$2,012,924,037 |
429,194,888 |
29.92% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
20 |
$1,215,844,194 |
259,241,834 |
18.07% |
| 3 |
Comedy
|
80 |
$1,168,367,702 |
249,118,912 |
17.37% |
| 4 |
Action
|
30 |
$997,033,408 |
212,587,079 |
14.82% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
14 |
$501,750,637 |
106,983,078 |
7.46% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$340,124,020 |
72,521,113 |
5.06% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
16 |
$318,151,658 |
67,836,174 |
4.73% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
11 |
$75,196,164 |
16,033,297 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$52,582,462 |
11,211,612 |
.78% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$46,087,958 |
9,826,856 |
.69% |
|
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