Market Charts > Production Methods
Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Market Share for Each Production Method 1995-2024

RankProduction MethodMoviesTotal Box OfficeTicketsShare
1 Live Action 15,825 $190,756,702,780 28,027,617,495 74.34%
2 Animation/Live Action 285 $34,944,449,583 4,367,210,258 13.62%
3 Digital Animation 437 $26,997,701,889 3,421,282,414 10.52%
4 Hand Animation 171 $3,009,847,474 550,763,904 1.17%
5 Stop-Motion Animation 40 $688,719,467 98,253,711 0.27%
6 Multiple Production Methods 31 $51,841,353 5,882,135 0.02%
7 Rotoscoping 4 $8,468,385 1,357,723 0.00%

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The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.