The bar graph compares the seven most kinds of movies viewed in terms of profits in US cinemas in 1995, 2000, and 2005 as a percentage of the total for the industry.
Overall, we can see that profits from all the genres fluctuated across the three years, and the revenue has the most changes in drama and adventure. Besides, adventure, comedy, animation, and drama produced more profits than others.
Looking at the graph closely, it can be seen that in 1995, it is drama that stood out as the most significant genre. By contrast, animation has a ratio to drama. Drama was followed by comedy, which accounted for 20 percent of the industry’s profits, whereas, action revenue was the third highest profitability at 17 percent. Adventure was the fourth highest at 15 percent, which was almost equal to the combination of the three lowest revenues. In 2000, comedy became the most profitable genres, surging five percent above its 1995 figures. An upward trend was also evident that year for thrillers, musicals, and animation. Meanwhile, the other genres were less profitable that year, with the revenue of drama decreased the most. In 2005, comedy still remained the most profitable genre and its revenue increased to above 25 percent. While the revenue of animation also grew, adventure had the most change from its 2000 profits. Adventure became the second highest profitable genre after the revenue closed to 25 percent. In contrast, the revenue of action, drama, thrillers, and musicals all declined.