Market Share for Each Source in 2001
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
218 |
$3,469,321,101 |
614,039,131 |
42.78% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
67 |
$2,025,424,149 |
358,482,148 |
24.97% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
12 |
$996,071,956 |
176,295,923 |
12.28% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
8 |
$512,588,134 |
90,723,564 |
6.32% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
35 |
$396,782,235 |
70,226,942 |
4.89% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
6 |
$231,948,200 |
41,052,780 |
2.86% |
| 7 |
Based on Game
|
3 |
$164,210,506 |
29,063,807 |
2.02% |
| 8 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
2 |
$148,057,764 |
26,204,914 |
1.83% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
6 |
$45,689,122 |
8,086,571 |
.56% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
1 |
$43,569,988 |
7,711,502 |
.54% |
| 11 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$43,038,239 |
7,617,388 |
.53% |
| 12 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$30,059,386 |
5,320,245 |
.37% |
| 13 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$3,067,312 |
542,887 |
.04% |
|