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

Market Share for Each Source 1995-2024

RankSourceMoviesTotal Box OfficeTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 8,658 $112,738,170,599 16,560,467,352 43.94%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 2,291 $49,519,297,316 7,309,235,230 19.30%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 290 $27,775,686,398 3,432,063,168 10.82%
4 Based on Real Life Events 3,500 $12,760,177,927 1,782,685,129 4.97%
5 Based on TV 241 $11,930,448,289 1,745,973,532 4.65%
6 Remake 313 $11,255,471,055 1,655,194,018 4.39%
7 Based on Factual Book/Article 353 $8,094,613,031 1,073,245,454 3.15%
8 Spin-Off 53 $4,822,831,513 559,344,205 1.88%
9 Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 79 $3,406,126,783 441,205,007 1.33%
10 Based on Game 58 $3,116,840,139 380,629,144 1.21%
11 Based on Play 286 $2,135,070,676 329,607,936 0.83%
12 Based on Toy 26 $2,034,491,921 225,342,655 0.79%
13 Based on Theme Park Ride 10 $1,729,225,527 243,138,770 0.67%
14 Based on Movie 70 $1,661,371,644 235,216,356 0.65%
15 Based on Short Film 60 $1,086,182,038 145,355,127 0.42%
16 Based on Religious Text 46 $1,075,660,846 165,120,814 0.42%
17 Based on Musical or Opera 53 $986,462,245 141,009,923 0.38%
18 Compilation 61 $126,727,265 19,034,405 0.05%
19 Based on Song 2 $83,551,848 9,170,647 0.03%
20 Based on Musical Group 9 $37,912,982 7,260,288 0.01%
21 Based on Web Series 6 $11,514,603 1,321,136 0.00%
22 Based on Ballet 4 $3,324,744 501,492 0.00%
23 Based on Radio 2 $1,305,508 121,190 0.00%

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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.