The table illustrates content regarding independent movie productions in the UK and Ireland categorized by genre in the year 2012. Overall, the most lucrative one is comedy, whereas the most commonly released are drama and documentary.
In particular, comedy is the genre which is responsible for roughly 18% of the total releases and is accountable for over 45% of the total income of the film industry. Horror movies also contribute to the surge of box office gain, accounting for almost a fifth of the overall sales percentage, albeit limited in their number, with just 14 films. In 2012 there existed only one biopic production. Nevertheless, this brought about a 9% rise in the total income.
The greatest number of releases, with 35 films, is to be observed among dramas and documentaries, with the former being around three times more profitable than the latter. Genres such as crime and action appear to be almost equally appealing, with crime movies, however, being roughly twice as many as action ones, which are solely 4. Productions that include thriller and romance did not skyrocket sales and only contributed to a mere 1% of the grand total. Other productions that were about 5% of the final sum constituted just over 3% of the overall sales percentage.