The following charts display general ticket sales for various film genres in the United States in 2010 along with the most popular films by gender for both men and women.
Overall, the graphs show that action films were the most popular genre. Another interesting point is that the number of men who watched this genre was more than women.
Looking at the details, the number of men who watched action movies was significantly higher than that of women, with around 40 men and 25 women, respectively. However, when it comes to romantic comedy, the number of women interested in this genre was about six times higher than that of dude. Another striking point is that the interest in comedy was twice as high as the interest in Westerns for both genders. The least popular genres were thriller and science fiction, with women showing less interest in these compared to men.
Regarding box-office takings, action films were the most sold type, accounting for approximately 49% of the total sales, which was about twice as much as comedy at 24%. The third most popular genre in terms of ticket sales was romantic comedy at 12%, slightly higher than thriller at 10%. The least purchased category was other genres, making up 5% of the total sales.