Market Share for Each Genre in 2008
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Comedy
|
112 |
$2,078,738,284 |
302,142,188 |
27.70% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
31 |
$1,763,238,754 |
256,284,702 |
23.50% |
| 3 |
Action
|
31 |
$1,692,202,593 |
245,959,678 |
22.55% |
| 4 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
35 |
$551,577,869 |
80,171,201 |
7.35% |
| 5 |
Drama
|
178 |
$522,817,374 |
75,990,891 |
6.97% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
19 |
$311,398,826 |
45,261,457 |
4.15% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
17 |
$214,896,845 |
31,235,005 |
2.86% |
| 8 |
Musical
|
4 |
$168,820,099 |
24,537,805 |
2.25% |
| 9 |
Concert/Performance
|
10 |
$75,564,478 |
10,983,209 |
1.01% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
96 |
$72,162,257 |
10,488,704 |
.96% |
| 11 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$52,155,222 |
7,580,700 |
.70% |
| 12 |
Multiple Genres
|
1 |
$508,695 |
73,938 |
.01% |
| 13 |
Western
|
1 |
$1,940 |
282 |
.00% |
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