Market Share for Each Genre in 2001
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
24 |
$1,950,527,392 |
345,226,091 |
24.05% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
89 |
$1,855,656,646 |
328,434,805 |
22.88% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
141 |
$1,476,031,846 |
261,244,567 |
18.20% |
| 4 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,269,968,649 |
224,773,213 |
15.66% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
22 |
$520,179,759 |
92,067,216 |
6.41% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
20 |
$483,930,351 |
85,651,388 |
5.97% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
13 |
$390,865,899 |
69,179,805 |
4.82% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
7 |
$69,784,570 |
12,351,251 |
.86% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$47,122,178 |
8,340,209 |
.58% |
| 10 |
Western
|
3 |
$21,774,921 |
3,853,969 |
.27% |
| 11 |
Documentary
|
20 |
$21,051,639 |
3,725,952 |
.26% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
3 |
$3,095,089 |
547,803 |
.04% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
1 |
$1,004,201 |
177,735 |
.01% |
|