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Movie Genres

Ranked by estimated profitability. Imported movies automatically roll into these genre totals and links.

Genres 296
Movies 47,466
Total Worldwide $3,935B
Total Profit (Est.) -$626B

Genre Ranking

Sorted by estimated profit across the imported movie dataset, with every genre name linked to its dedicated archive page.

Genre Movies Total Domestic Total Worldwide Total Profit (Est.) Avg Score
Adventure 1,858 $123B $305B $134B 70.3
IMAX 350 $53B $148B $79B 82.6
3D 377 $48B $139B $72B 79.8
Adaptation 902 $69B $156B $70B 74.5
Supernatural 680 $55B $132B $67B 71.8
Fantasy 1,138 $60B $154B $63B 66.6
Sci-Fi 899 $62B $148B $62B 69.9
Family 991 $52B $120B $49B 66.1
Animation 573 $31B $84B $38B 65.8
Superhero 152 $26B $62B $34B 83.1
Comic Book Adaptation 177 $26B $64B $33B 83.5
CGI Animation 182 $21B $57B $28B 80.2
Thriller 2,033 $64B $143B $28B 65.0
Mystery 817 $26B $57B $22B 64.9
Book Adaptation 212 $16B $38B $18B 77.2
Crime 1,473 $37B $73B $15B 62.1
Horror 809 $19B $38B $15B 61.9
Animal 214 $13B $31B $14B 68.0
Young Adult Novel Adaptation 75 $8B $20B $11B 81.9
TV Show Adaptation 188 $13B $26B $11B 72.7
Drama 5,091 $88B $182B $10B 57.1
Conflict 106 $9B $22B $10B 72.6
Children's Book Adaptation 88 $8B $20B $10B 80.5
Alien Invasion 56 $7B $18B $10B 76.8
Invasion 56 $7B $18B $10B 76.8
Musical 280 $11B $23B $9B 59.0
Origin Story 41 $8B $17B $9B 89.1
Heroine 73 $8B $18B $9B 79.9
Prequel 45 $6B $16B $9B 82.4
Spy 127 $9B $19B $9B 73.4
Future 121 $8B $19B $8B 73.5
Sequel 122 $9B $16B $8B 76.8
Music 704 $10B $18B $7B 50.2
Robot 59 $5B $14B $6B 74.3
Quest 93 $8B $16B $6B 81.1
Romantic Comedy 576 $13B $22B $6B 57.5
Remake 261 $12B $22B $6B 70.7
Dragon 20 $3B $9B $5B 83.9
Monster 20 $3B $9B $5B 83.9
North America 145 $7B $13B $5B 70.4
School 104 $4B $9B $5B 65.9
Post-Apocalypse 49 $4B $10B $5B 72.2
Sports 395 $11B $18B $5B 58.2
Cartoon Adaptation 36 $4B $10B $5B 76.2
Children's TV Show Adaptation 36 $4B $10B $5B 76.2
Car Racing 38 $3B $8B $4B 69.1
Time Travel 59 $4B $9B $4B 72.3
Erotica 164 $6B $9B $4B 63.3
Bawdy Comedy 112 $5B $7B $4B 65.1
USA 123 $6B $10B $4B 69.7
Controversial 54 $3B $8B $4B 75.6
Creature Feature 80 $5B $11B $4B 72.6
Science fiction 23 $2B $6B $4B N/A
Summer 147 $7B $11B $4B 74.8
Near Future 83 $4B $11B $4B 75.2
Dinosaur 15 $2B $6B $4B 76.5
Based on a Toy 26 $3B $7B $4B 70.9
Vampire 77 $3B $7B $4B 62.6
Revenge 71 $4B $8B $4B 76.1
Boarding School 35 $2B $5B $4B 61.6
The Middle East 40 $4B $7B $3B 82.5
Teenager 60 $3B $5B $3B 68.7
Swashbuckler 20 $2B $6B $3B 77.4
Hunt 25 $3B $6B $3B 80.3
Treasure Hunt 25 $3B $6B $3B 80.3
Caper 112 $4B $9B $3B 69.2
Heist 112 $4B $9B $3B 69.2
Off-Screen Couples On-Screen 50 $3B $6B $3B 66.6
Anthropomorphic Animal 37 $3B $7B $3B 74.0
Anthropomorphic Character 37 $3B $7B $3B 74.0
Video Game Adaptation 50 $3B $8B $3B 74.4
Pirate 24 $2B $6B $3B 69.0
Sailor 24 $2B $6B $3B 69.0
Buddy Comedy 84 $5B $9B $3B 72.6
Christmas 43 $3B $5B $3B 76.1
Christmas Season Event 43 $3B $5B $3B 76.1
Disaster 47 $4B $8B $3B 75.8
Chase 61 $4B $9B $3B 81.3
Criminal 197 $7B $15B $3B 65.6
Werewolf 26 $2B $4B $2B 67.4
Europe 66 $3B $6B $2B 64.6
Wedding 57 $2B $4B $2B 63.9
Historical 16 $1B $3B $2B N/A
Father 37 $3B $4B $2B 72.0
Fish out of Water 37 $3B $4B $2B 72.0
Male Character 37 $3B $4B $2B 72.0
France 49 $2B $5B $2B 64.7
Paris 49 $2B $5B $2B 64.7
Historical War 95 $3B $7B $2B 64.7
Aviation 44 $3B $5B $2B 74.3
Rodent 38 $2B $5B $2B 75.4
Assassin 76 $3B $6B $2B 67.5
Murderer 77 $3B $6B $2B 67.7
Underwater 16 $2B $4B $2B 79.8
Priviledged Character 49 $3B $5B $2B 69.3
Found Footage 32 $1B $2B $2B 71.2
Space Opera 10 $2B $3B $2B 80.4
1900s 80 $3B $5B $2B 64.3
1970s 80 $3B $5B $2B 64.3
Sword and Sorcery 31 $2B $5B $2B 71.4
Wire-Fu 23 $1B $3B $2B 74.4
High School 73 $2B $3B $2B 67.1
Slasher 86 $2B $3B $2B 62.6
Affliction 49 $2B $4B $2B 71.1
University 51 $2B $3B $2B 62.1
Person vs. Machine 19 $2B $4B $2B 77.6
Fat Character 28 $3B $3B $2B 76.3
Penguin 9 $1B $3B $1B 83.0
Martial Arts 169 $4B $9B $1B 62.2
Politics 224 $4B $6B $1B 51.6
World War II 82 $2B $6B $1B 64.7
Slacker 64 $2B $3B $1B 69.6
Road Trip 56 $2B $3B $1B 70.1
Las Vegas 23 $1B $3B $1B 77.6
Nevada 23 $1B $3B $1B 77.6
Sport 500 $10B $16B $1B 56.4
Spoof 98 $2B $3B $1B 59.5
Cinderella Complex 18 $1B $2B $1B 79.9
Media Industry 170 $4B $7B $1B 60.7
Arrested Development 22 $2B $3B $1B 81.0
Dance 92 $2B $3B $1B 52.2
Contemporary Novel Adaptation 17 $1B $2B $1B 76.5
Novel Adaptation 17 $1B $2B $1B 76.5
Style 23 $1B $3B $1B 80.8
Surreal 23 $1B $3B $1B 80.8
Virtual Reality 20 $1B $3B $1B 69.9
Bumbling Character 38 $2B $3B $1B 71.4
Boston 23 $1B $2B $1B 69.5
City 23 $1B $2B $1B 69.5
Massachusetts 23 $1B $2B $1B 69.5
Romance 2,270 $42B $83B $1B 56.6
The Chosen One 5 $689M $2B $1B 86.6
Zombie 61 $1B $3B $1B 61.8
Pregnancy 32 $1B $2B $1B 66.2
Cold/Icy Setting 14 $931M $2B $1B 74.2
Dog 69 $2B $4B $1B 62.9
Christmas Theme 70 $3B $4B $1B 64.3
Biography 948 $11B $21B $1B 53.9
Mexico 22 $1B $2B $1B 74.1
Torture 31 $892M $2B $1B 72.6
Toy Come to Life 11 $891M $2B $1B 72.8
Promiscuous Character 25 $1B $2B $986M 70.8
Womanizer 25 $1B $2B $986M 70.8
Christian Theme 176 $2B $4B $985M 46.7
Religious Theme 176 $2B $4B $985M 46.7
Entertainment Industry 125 $3B $5B $939M 58.6
Movie Industry 125 $3B $5B $939M 58.6
Asia 13 $787M $2B $938M 82.4
Japan 13 $787M $2B $938M 82.4
Amnesia 25 $2B $3B $926M 78.0
Serial Killer 57 $2B $3B $889M 68.2
Western 97 $3B $6B $882M 60.6
Louisiana 24 $1B $2B $876M 70.0
New Orleans 24 $1B $2B $876M 70.0
Man-Eater 12 $706M $2B $846M 75.8
Predator 12 $706M $2B $846M 75.8
Shark 12 $706M $2B $846M 75.8
Girl Power 28 $1B $2B $778M 74.8
Concert 75 $809M $1B $770M 44.2
Politician 44 $2B $3B $750M 67.3
President 44 $2B $3B $750M 67.3
Environmentalist 45 $2B $3B $706M 60.3
World War I 13 $706M $2B $690M 64.8
Female Character 47 $1B $2B $679M 60.7
Mother 47 $1B $2B $679M 60.7
Afflicted Character 24 $372M $1B $673M 64.0
Physically Afflicted Character 24 $372M $1B $673M 64.0
Staged Performance 81 $845M $1B $636M 44.2
Clown 5 $335M $721M $636M 57.6
Musical Performance 76 $836M $1B $635M 44.6
New Year's Eve 18 $710M $1B $633M 67.9
Contemporary Musical Concert 33 $536M $946M $612M 48.1
Terror in the Water 19 $763M $2B $611M 71.5
Hostage 46 $2B $3B $603M 65.5
Cross-dressing 38 $1B $1B $603M 61.1
Action Adventure Sci-Fi 1 $354M $619M $599M 95.2
Football 55 $2B $2B $592M 65.1
Cooking 20 $502M $1B $566M 63.0
Boxing 51 $1B $2B $550M 56.9
Combat Sport 51 $1B $2B $550M 56.9
Terrorism 50 $2B $3B $526M 68.0
Actual Events Adaptation 54 $1B $2B $515M 64.8
Exploration 7 $587M $1B $505M 82.7
Outer Space 7 $587M $1B $505M 82.7
Epic 6 $439M $1B $480M 81.4
Environmental Theme 9 $485M $1B $478M 77.7
Global Warming 9 $485M $1B $478M 77.7
Educator 62 $2B $2B $445M 64.9
Teacher 62 $2B $2B $445M 64.9
California 16 $881M $1B $427M 72.0
Los Angeles 16 $881M $1B $427M 72.0
Hawaii 14 $744M $2B $409M 70.7
Short 36 $456M $697M $386M 46.1
Deity 16 $739M $1B $379M 57.2
God 16 $739M $1B $379M 57.2
Witch 18 $526M $1B $338M 68.3
Chick Flick 15 $724M $776M $337M 68.0
News Industry 45 $1B $2B $336M 66.6
Nature Theme 37 $280M $546M $331M 53.8
Play Adaptation 44 $1B $2B $322M 53.5
Stalker 33 $1B $1B $294M 64.8
Italy 17 $436M $852M $272M 64.1
Children 18 $662M $873M $265M 69.9
Sibling 27 $597M $944M $265M 60.1
Twin 27 $597M $944M $265M 60.1
Black Comedy 84 $2B $3B $263M 65.8
Kidnapping 28 $1B $2B $248M 71.0
Explorer 18 $693M $1B $234M 60.4
Hip-Hop 36 $660M $885M $220M 50.3
Inspirational 24 $838M $1B $218M 69.3
Automobile 9 $311M $609M $213M 69.2
Taxi 9 $311M $609M $213M 69.2
Role Swap 16 $481M $755M $203M 67.0
Switched Bodies 16 $481M $755M $203M 67.0
Horror Comedy 118 $2B $3B $202M 55.5
Vehicle 18 $691M $1B $189M 72.7
Stop Motion 26 $700M $2B $184M 69.0
Mockumentary 34 $275M $498M $174M 45.0
Vigilante 10 $417M $655M $168M 74.3
Corrupt Character 34 $690M $1B $166M 65.0
Corrupt Police Officer 34 $690M $1B $166M 65.0
Law Enforcement 34 $690M $1B $166M 65.0
Police Officer 34 $690M $1B $166M 65.0
Satire 42 $1B $2B $154M 68.8
Spoken Word Performance 20 $252M $252M $148M 48.9
Stand-up Comedy Performance 20 $252M $252M $148M 48.9
Anime 110 $453M $4B $125M 58.1
Thanksgiving 18 $408M $614M $125M 58.2
Firefighter 16 $562M $812M $124M 59.7
Desert 18 $978M $2B $106M 77.5
LGBTQ 9 $155M $308M $106M N/A
Courtroom Drama 5 $349M $356M $73M 77.6
Sports Coach 30 $1B $1B $70M 69.3
Puppetry 18 $485M $626M $63M 68.7
Team Sport 190 $5B $5B $47M 58.8
Reality-TV 1 $311K $69M $47M 36.8
Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy 1 $50M $137M $27M 81.2
Gothic 1 $13M $42M $20M N/A
Dark fantasy 1 $4M $26M $15M N/A
Post-apocalyptic 1 $4M $26M $15M N/A
Extreme Sport 42 $733M $1B $11M 52.7
Surfing 26 $180M $293M $10M 40.7
Novel 1 $4M $19M $8M N/A
Spy fiction 1 $4M $19M $8M N/A
Adult 1 $61K $85K -$245K 28.0
Talk-Show 1 $67K $67K -$263K 20.9
Crime Drama 1 $963K $1M -$2M 67.9
Motion Capture 6 $425M $1B -$2M 81.3
Ice Hockey 16 $362M $424M -$4M 62.3
Film-Noir 2 $11M $11M -$7M 55.1
Brainwashing 5 $155M $201M -$11M 65.1
Irish Culture 67 $902M $1B -$24M 52.4
Aquatic Vehicle 9 $380M $482M -$24M 76.2
Submarine 9 $380M $482M -$24M 76.2
Twentysomething Character 28 $234M $301M -$31M 54.4
Anthology 18 $142M $145M -$36M 52.2
CCM 1 $803K $803K -$39M N/A
Christian alternative rock 1 $803K $803K -$39M N/A
Christian rock 1 $803K $803K -$39M N/A
worship 1 $803K $803K -$39M N/A
News 62 $12M $13M -$44M 34.6
bluegrass 1 $726K $1M -$45M N/A
Country 1 $726K $1M -$45M N/A
country pop 1 $726K $1M -$45M N/A
gospel 1 $726K $1M -$45M N/A
rock 1 $726K $1M -$45M N/A
Pop 2 $41M $61M -$52M N/A
Adventure Animation Comedy Family 1 $41M $69M -$53M 93.1
New Jersey 23 $273M $332M -$55M 59.5
K-pop 1 $1M $2M -$64M N/A
gangsta rap 1 $1M $1M -$65M N/A
Southern hip hop 1 $1M $1M -$65M N/A
trap 1 $1M $1M -$65M N/A
Drama Romance 2 $1M $1M -$69M 74.0
Folk 1 $2M $3M -$79M N/A
R&B 1 $2M $3M -$79M N/A
Documentary 1,332 $3B $4B -$92M 40.1
Comedy Romance 1 $12M $15M -$95M 78.4
Golf 11 $165M $174M -$111M 56.8
Soccer 23 $177M $368M -$125M 53.3
Baseball 49 $1B $1B -$165M 57.3
Political Campaign 32 $729M $913M -$206M 55.1
Basketball 48 $801M $934M -$272M 54.8
Olympics 15 $418M $506M -$297M 62.6
Neo-Noir 62 $516M $717M -$356M 53.0
Horse 26 $645M $1B -$361M 54.5
Medieval Times 30 $1B $2B -$472M 76.1
Con Artist 52 $1B $2B -$2B 59.8
History 688 $6B $14B -$5B 51.0
Homosexual Theme 312 $2B $4B -$12B 45.2
LGBTQ Theme 312 $2B $4B -$12B 45.2
Foreign Language 2,274 $2B $31B -$34B 49.6
Action 1,948 $105B $258B -$404B 67.7
Comedy 3,633 $108B $215B -$456B 59.6
Past 591 $20B $41B -$496B 63.9
War 496 $9B $23B -$506B 56.2