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Genres


Genre Index

Genre (click to view chart)# Movies#1 PictureGross*
3D 118 Avatar $760.5
Action - Buddy Comedy 70 Men in Black $250.7
Action - Martial Arts 142 Rush Hour 2 $226.2
Action - Sequels - See Chart -
Action - Wire-Fu 27 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Action Heroine 60 The Hunger Games $373.6
Action Remake 19 The Karate Kid $176.6
Adventure - Desert 23 Mummy Returns $202.0
Adventure - Period 70 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Adventure Remake 26 King Kong $218.1
Animation 293 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Anime 42 Pokemon 1 $85.7
Animation - Computer 87 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Fantasy 52 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Motion Capture 7 The Polar Express $182.7
Animation - Sci-Fi 40 WALL-E $223.8
Animation - Stop Motion 13 Chicken Run $106.8
Animation - TV Adaptation 39 The Simpsons Movie $183.1
Biopic - Music 36 Walk the Line $119.5
Cannes Film Festival - Palme D'Or winners 33 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Car Racing 31 Cars $244.1
CGI Star 23 Avatar $760.5
Christian 78 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Christmas 49 The Grinch $260.0
Christmas - Setting Only 30 Home Alone $285.8
Cinderella Complex 18 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Comedy - Arrested Development 21 Big Daddy $163.5
Comedy - Body Switch 17 Big $115.0
Comedy - Bumbling 37 Paul Blart: Mall Cop $146.3
Comedy - College 42 National Lampoon's Animal House $141.6
Comedy - Dark/Black 74 Horrible Bosses $117.5
Comedy - Fat Suit 24 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Comedy - Fish-Out-of-Water Father 32 Despicable Me $251.5
Comedy - God 18 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy - High School 59 21 Jump Street $132.5
Comedy - Music 20 School of Rock $81.3
Comedy - R-Rated Youth 107 The Hangover $277.3
Comedy - Road Trip 42 Wild Hogs $168.3
Comedy - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Comedy - Spoof 63 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - Spy 30 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - What If? 40 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy Remake 43 The Longest Yard $158.1
Comic Book Adaptation 102 The Dark Knight $533.3
Con Artist / Hustler 49 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Controversy 36 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Cooking 11 Ratatouille $206.4
Cop - Dirty 31 The Departed $132.4
Creature Feature 70 Jurassic Park $357.1
Crime - Romantic Comedy 21 The Mexican $66.8
Crime Time 73 Inception $292.6
Cross Dressing / Gender Bending 39 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Cyborg / Android / Robot 41 Transformers 2 $402.1
Dance 72 Black Swan $107.0
Dinosaur 11 Jurassic Park $357.1
Disability - Paraplegic / Quadriplegic 20 Avatar $760.5
Disaster 32 Titanic $657.4
Documentary 890 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Documentary - Nature 20 March of the Penguins $77.4
Documentary - Political 103 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Dog 54 Scooby-Doo $153.3
Dragon - Focal Point of Movie 8 How to Train Your Dragon $217.6
Dragon - Supporting Role 9 Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) $381.0
Drama - Kidnapping 25 Taken $145.0
Drama - Summer 115 Forrest Gump $329.7
Environmentalist 43 Avatar $760.5
Explorer 18 Atlantis $84.1
Family - Animal (Live action) 56 Eight Below $81.6
Family - Children's Book Adaptation 72 Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) $381.0
Family - Remake 30 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $206.5
Family - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Talking Animal (Live action) 33 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 $219.6
Fantasy - Live Action 89 Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) $381.0
Fire / Firefighter 14 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry $120.1
Foreign Language 1275 Crouching Tiger $128.1
Found Footage 14 Blair Witch Project $140.5
Future - Near 65 I Am Legend $256.4
Gay / Lesbian 295 Birdcage $124.1
Global Warming 7 The Day After Tomorrow $186.7
Heist / Caper 85 Inception $292.6
Hitman / Assassin 60 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Hollywood / Movies 104 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $156.5
Horror - Period 23 Shutter Island $128.0
Horror - Slasher 91 Scream $103.0
Horror - Supernatural 89 Sixth Sense $293.5
Horror - Terror in the Water 18 Jaws $260.0
Horror - Torture 31 Saw II $87.0
Horror Anthology 15 Twilight Zone: The Movie $29.5
Horror Comedy 91 Ghostbusters $238.6
Horror Remake 56 The Ring $129.1
Horse 28 Seabiscuit $120.3
Hostage 39 Air Force One $173.0
IMAX (Feature-length) 79 Avatar $760.5
Irish 66 The Departed $132.4
Man vs. Machine 19 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Medieval Times 33 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $165.5
Memory Loss / Amnesia 27 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Mindbender 17 Inception $292.6
Mockumentary 37 Borat $128.5
Mother 40 Mamma Mia! $144.1
Mouse / Rat 13 Ratatouille $206.4
Mouse/Rat - Featured 24 Alice in Wonderland $334.2
Music Concert 23 Justin Bieber $73.0
Musical 75 Grease $188.8
Neo Noir 63 Sin City $74.1
New Year's 19 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7
News/Broadcasting 40 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Off-Screen Couples On-Screen 47 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5
Pilot / Aircraft 40 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Pirate 21 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Political Campaign / Election 29 The Manchurian Candidate $66.0
Political Satire 30 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Pop Star Debuts 55 Goldmember $213.3
Post-Apocalypse 35 The Hunger Games $373.6
Pregnancy 26 Breaking Dawn Part 1 $281.3
Prequel 27 The Phantom Menace $474.5
Prequels - See Chart -
President 28 Independence Day $306.2
Puppet / Puppetry 17 The Muppets $88.6
Rap / Rapper 33 8 Mile $116.8
Re-Releases - See Chart -
Reality TV 17 The Hunger Games $373.6
Remake - Asian 20 Godzilla $136.3
Remake - British 6 The Italian Job $106.1
Remake - Foreign Thrills 33 True Lies $146.3
Remake - French 37 Three Men and a Baby $167.8
Remake - Sequel to a Remake 20 Mummy Returns $202.0
Revenge 50 Gladiator $187.7
Romantic Comedy 413 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Romantic Comedy - Fantasy 20 Splash $69.8
Romantic Drama 156 Titanic $657.4
Romantic Fantasy 42 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5
School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic 38 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Sci-Fi - Adventure 68 Avatar $760.5
Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion 31 Transformers 2 $402.1
Sci-Fi - Based on Book 53 The Hunger Games $373.6
Sci-Fi - Satire 10 Truman Show $125.6
Sci-Fi Chase 33 Terminator 2 $204.8
Sci-Fi Comedy 56 Men in Black $250.7
Sci-Fi Horror 50 I Am Legend $256.4
Sci-Fi Remake 22 I Am Legend $256.4
Shark 10 Finding Nemo $339.7
Slacker / Stoner 57 Knocked Up $148.8
Sports - Baseball 39 League of Their Own $107.5
Sports - Basketball 37 Space Jam $90.4
Sports - Boxing 43 Rocky IV $127.9
Sports - Coach 28 Remember the Titans $115.7
Sports - Extreme 44 XXX $142.1
Sports - Football 35 The Blind Side $256.0
Sports - Football (Featured) 13 Forrest Gump $329.7
Sports - Golf 9 Tin Cup $53.9
Sports - Hockey 14 Miracle $64.4
Sports - Olympics 12 Blades of Glory $118.6
Sports - Period 36 Seabiscuit $120.3
Sports - Soccer 21 Kicking and Screaming $52.8
Sports - Surfing 23 Surf's Up $58.9
Sports Comedy 71 Waterboy $161.5
Sports Drama 110 The Blind Side $256.0
Spy 103 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Stand-Up Comedy Concert 22 Eddie Murphy Raw $50.5
Submarine 6 Hunt for Red October $122.0
Summer Girl Power 28 Freaky Friday $110.2
Superhero 88 The Dark Knight $533.3
Superhero - Comedy 15 The Incredibles $261.4
Swashbuckler 21 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Sword and Sorcery 27 The Last Airbender $131.8
Taxi / Taxi Driver 12 Collateral $101.0
Teacher - Inspirational 21 Dead Poets Society $95.9
Teacher - Other Movies with Teachers as Main Roles 30 The Karate Kid $176.6
Teen Romance 48 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5
Terrorism 44 Air Force One $173.0
Thanksgiving 18 Jack and Jill $74.2
That '70s Movie 50 X-Men Origins: Wolverine $179.9
Thriller - Erotic 50 Fatal Attraction $156.6
Thriller - On the Run 21 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Thriller - Political 56 Air Force One $173.0
Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank from Hell 37 Fatal Attraction $156.6
Thriller - Serial Killer 54 Hannibal $165.1
Time Travel 44 Star Trek $257.7
Toy Adaptation 16 Transformers 2 $402.1
Toys Come to Life 13 Toy Story 3 $415.0
Travelogue - Boston 20 Good Will Hunting $138.4
Travelogue - Hawaii 12 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Travelogue - Italy 16 Talented Mr. Ripley $81.3
Travelogue - Japan 15 Karate Kid 2 $115.1
Travelogue - Las Vegas 15 The Hangover $277.3
Travelogue - Mexico 22 Traffic $124.1
Travelogue - New Jersey 25 Cop Land $44.9
Travelogue - New Orleans 24 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Travelogue - Paris 40 The Da Vinci Code $217.5
Treasure Hunt 25 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
True Crime 41 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
TV Adaptation (Live Action) 73 Star Trek $257.7
TV Cartoon (Live Action) 30 Transformers 2 $402.1
TV Kids Show (Live Action) 16 The Muppets $88.6
Twentysomething 29 About Last Night... $38.7
Twins 23 Twins $111.9
Underwater 14 Finding Nemo $339.7
Vampire 65 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5
Video Game Adaptation 30 Tomb Raider $131.2
Virtual Reality 19 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
War - World War 2 46 Saving Private Ryan $216.5
War - World War I 12 War Horse $79.9
Wedding 45 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Werewolf 24 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5
Western 69 Dances with Wolves $184.2
Witch 12 Blair Witch Project $140.5
Womanizer / Cad / Player 24 Wedding Crashers $209.3
Zombie 45 Zombieland $75.6

* In millions.

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