Market Share for Each Source in 2004
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
242 |
$3,209,030,180 |
515,921,255 |
34.64% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
80 |
$2,283,610,650 |
367,139,973 |
24.65% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
26 |
$1,712,529,056 |
275,326,214 |
18.48% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
19 |
$692,605,976 |
111,351,445 |
7.48% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
108 |
$616,580,805 |
99,128,747 |
6.66% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$239,276,099 |
38,468,826 |
2.58% |
| 7 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$208,334,674 |
33,494,320 |
2.25% |
| 8 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$103,316,138 |
16,610,312 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$80,285,160 |
12,907,582 |
.87% |
| 10 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$52,970,075 |
8,516,089 |
.57% |
| 11 |
Based on Short Film
|
2 |
$44,683,360 |
7,183,820 |
.48% |
| 12 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$16,178,431 |
2,601,034 |
.17% |
| 13 |
Disney Ride
|
1 |
$5,395,243 |
867,402 |
.06% |
|