This bar chart shows the percentage of revenue made by the seven most widespread movie genres in US cinemas in three various years: 1995, 2000, and 2005. It demonstrates what ratio these earnings represent of the overall amount earned by the American cinema industry.
Overall, cinema revenue were generated by seven fluctuating genres. Adventure and drama were the most volatile. Moreover, adventure, comedy, action, and drama made more money than other genres.
When looking at the graph, it is easy to see that drama cinema brought in the most money in 1995, accounting for one-third of the overall profit. Comedy followed closely, generating 20%, with action not far behind at roughly 17%. Adventure movies came in fourth place, capturing about one-fifth of the total salary. Thrillers, musicals, and animation genres earned much less, accounting for about 7%, 5%, and 3% respectively. According to the statistics of the year 2000, comedy movies emerged as the most profitable genre, generating a whopping 25% of the total profit. Other genres such as thrillers, musicals, and animations also witnessed an increase in revenue. On the other hand, adventure, action, and drama movies saw a decline in earnings and accounted for only 10%, 16%, and 23% of the entire salary, respectively.
During the final stage of the observed period, comedy generated the highest proportion of revenue among the seven genres, increasing to 27%. Adventure and animation also showed a similar pattern, with one of these two experiencing the largest change, growing significantly to almost 25%. Meanwhile, the revenue generated by other genres, such as action, drama, thriller, and musicals, all decreased.