Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,556,916,313 |
411,079,791 |
27.55% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
132 |
$2,040,035,933 |
327,980,057 |
21.98% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
221 |
$1,438,102,499 |
231,206,186 |
15.50% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,210,415,920 |
194,600,630 |
13.04% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
31 |
$651,575,673 |
104,754,931 |
7.02% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
27 |
$567,486,330 |
91,235,746 |
6.11% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
20 |
$465,182,720 |
74,788,221 |
5.01% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
88 |
$233,912,658 |
37,606,536 |
2.52% |
| 9 |
Western
|
4 |
$90,475,689 |
14,545,930 |
.97% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
5 |
$22,667,489 |
3,644,290 |
.24% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
2 |
$2,126,476 |
341,877 |
.02% |
| 12 |
Concert/Performance
|
1 |
$1,174,079 |
188,759 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Genre Unknown
|
3 |
$195,251 |
31,391 |
.00% |
| 14 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$36,709 |
5,902 |
.00% |
|