Market Share for Each Source in 1997
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1997 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
163 |
$2,899,137,143 |
631,620,298 |
46.66% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
52 |
$1,248,683,091 |
272,044,248 |
20.10% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
18 |
$621,964,044 |
135,504,146 |
10.01% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
25 |
$437,202,926 |
95,251,181 |
7.04% |
| 5 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$306,773,549 |
66,835,196 |
4.94% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$284,074,569 |
61,889,884 |
4.57% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
5 |
$243,125,332 |
52,968,481 |
3.91% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
12 |
$58,417,126 |
12,727,044 |
.94% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$47,821,442 |
10,418,615 |
.77% |
| 10 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
1 |
$41,263,140 |
8,989,791 |
.66% |
| 11 |
Based on Short Film
|
1 |
$24,475,416 |
5,332,335 |
.39% |
| 12 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$42,303 |
9,216 |
.00% |
|