Market Share for Each Genre in 1999
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
80 |
$1,624,562,368 |
321,059,756 |
22.11% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
128 |
$1,480,949,618 |
292,677,791 |
20.16% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
19 |
$1,343,574,692 |
265,528,596 |
18.29% |
| 4 |
Action
|
23 |
$910,045,956 |
179,850,979 |
12.39% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$722,562,531 |
142,798,918 |
9.84% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
16 |
$574,295,226 |
113,497,078 |
7.82% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
16 |
$477,746,379 |
94,416,281 |
6.50% |
| 8 |
Black Comedy
|
10 |
$101,965,955 |
20,151,373 |
1.39% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
22 |
$87,165,916 |
17,226,467 |
1.19% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$23,578,798 |
4,659,843 |
.32% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$172,216 |
34,035 |
.00% |
|