The bar chart illustrates the proportion of profits made from the seven most popular genres in the US in 1995, 2000, and 2005, as a percentage of the total for the industry.
Overall, it can be seen that the profits from all the genres fluctuated across the three years, Furthermore, adventure, comedy, action and drama generated considerably more profits than the other three genres.
In 1995, Drama stands out as the most lucrative genres, accounting for nearly to 28 percent of the industry’s total profits. Drama was followed by comedy, which generated 20 percent of the industry’s profits, while action was the third highest grossing genre at 17 percent. Adventure was also be successful, representing close to 15 percent of total, which was nearly equal to the combined profits of the three genres thriller, musicals and animation that made the least money. In 2000, comedy became the most profitable genre, increasing 5 percent since 1995. Thriller, musicals and animation had upward trend by 2000. Drama and adventure experienced an decrease in 2000, while drama dipped notably at 22 percent. In 2005, comedy remained the most profitable genre, saw a increase to nearly 27 percent. While the share of profits of action, drama, thrillers, and musicals all declined. Adventure reached a peak of around 25 percent, became the second most profitable genre by 2005.