Market Share for Each Genre in 2002
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2002 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
36 |
$2,467,968,903 |
425,511,878 |
26.47% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
88 |
$2,215,522,243 |
381,986,595 |
23.77% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
149 |
$1,636,066,708 |
282,080,473 |
17.55% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,327,894,130 |
228,947,267 |
14.24% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
28 |
$809,702,517 |
139,603,881 |
8.69% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
21 |
$355,153,846 |
61,233,423 |
3.81% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
11 |
$297,989,702 |
51,377,533 |
3.20% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
22 |
$70,610,505 |
12,174,225 |
.76% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$62,994,395 |
10,861,102 |
.68% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$57,667,829 |
9,942,729 |
.62% |
| 11 |
Concert/Performance
|
3 |
$20,458,199 |
3,527,277 |
.22% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$385,550 |
66,474 |
.00% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
1 |
$30,628 |
5,281 |
.00% |
|