The graph illustrates the percentage of revenue from America’s seven well-known movie genres, which were adventure, comedy, action, drama, thriller, musicals, and animation, based on their total profit each year in 1995, 2000, and 2005.
Overall, adventure, comedy, action, and drama were in the most profitable group compared with their counterparts, which included animation, musicals, and thrillers. It is visible that comedy and drama, among others, underwent significant changes.
Regarding the most profitable group in 1995, comedy and adventure experienced remarkable increases, with earnings/revenues of 20 and 17 percent, respectively. Nevertheless, 10 years later, they surged to approximately 23 and 27 percent, surpassing drama. The revenue for drama ranked the highest in the first year, then dropped by 10% in 2005. During that time/during the same period, action witnessed a substantial/noticeable decline from approximately 16 percent in 2000 to 13 percent in the next 5 years.
Furthermore, in the other group, thrillers and musicals performed the resembled figures. Turning to the remaining group/considering the remaining group, thrillers and musicals exhibited a similar trend. During the first 5-year period, both figures showed an upward trend, then reached a peak of roughly 8%. This was then followed by a two-fold and three-fold decline, respectively, toward the end of the period. On the other hand, animation rose gradually by roughly a half, overtaking both musicals and thrillers.