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Movie genres ranked by total box office revenue in North America

Most popular movie genres in North America from 1995 to 2018, by total box office revenue (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data shows the most popular movie genres in North America by box office revenue. Adventure ranked first, with a total box office revenue of 58.39 billion USD. This data is based on a total of 975 adventure movies, which make up a 27.04% revenue share of the market.

Most popular movie genres in North America Films within the drama, adventure, action and drama movie genres generated the most box office revenue in the years between 1995 and 2018. Adventure films topped the list, with total ticket sales of 59.4 billion USD, followed by action films, with total ticket sales of 39.

Adventure 58.39
Action 42.91
Drama 34.88
Comedy 32.74
Thriller/suspense 17.99
Horror 10.32
Romantic comedy 9.61
Musical 3.95
Documentary 2.07
Black comedy 1.4
Western 1.08
Concert/Performance 0.39
Multiple Genres 0.03