Genres


Genre Index

Genre (click to view chart)# Movies#1 PictureGross*
3D 51 Avatar $749.7
Action - Buddy Comedy 65 Men in Black $250.7
Action - Martial Arts 132 Rush Hour 2 $226.2
Action - Sequels - See Chart -
Action - Wire-Fu 27 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Action Heroine 49 Terminator 2 $204.8
Action Remake 17 The Karate Kid $170.6
Adventure - Desert 23 Mummy Returns $202.0
Adventure - Period 54 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Animation 257 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Anime 35 Pokemon 1 $85.7
Animation - Computer 71 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Fantasy 29 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Sci-Fi 35 WALL-E $223.8
Animation - Stop Motion 12 Chicken Run $106.8
Animation - TV Adaptation 39 The Simpsons Movie $183.1
Biopic - Music 34 Walk the Line $119.5
Cannes Film Festival - Palme D'Or winners 30 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Car Racing 21 Cars $244.1
CGI Star 18 Avatar $749.7
Christian 72 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Christmas 43 The Grinch $260.0
Christmas - Setting Only 28 Home Alone $285.8
Cinderella Complex 17 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Comedy - Arrested Development 17 Big Daddy $163.5
Comedy - Body Switch 16 Big $115.0
Comedy - Bumbling 34 Paul Blart: Mall Cop $146.3
Comedy - College 39 National Lampoon's Animal House $141.6
Comedy - Dark/Black 63 The War of the Roses $86.9
Comedy - Fat Suit 22 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Comedy - Fish-Out-of-Water Father 31 Three Men and a Baby $167.8
Comedy - God 18 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy - High School 50 Superbad $121.5
Comedy - Music 18 School of Rock $81.3
Comedy - R-Rated Youth 98 The Hangover $277.3
Comedy - Road Trip 38 Wild Hogs $168.3
Comedy - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Comedy - Spoof 60 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - Spy 24 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - What If? 38 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy Remake 40 The Longest Yard $158.1
Comic Book Adaptation 88 The Dark Knight $533.3
Con Artist / Hustler 43 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Controversy 33 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Cooking 10 Ratatouille $206.4
Cop - Dirty 28 The Departed $132.4
Creature Feature 64 Jurassic Park $357.1
Crime - Romantic Comedy 17 The Mexican $66.8
Crime Time 54 The Departed $132.4
Cross Dressing / Gender Bending 35 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Cyborg / Android / Robot 38 Transformers 2 $402.1
Dance 60 Saturday Night Fever $94.2
Disability - Paraplegic / Quadriplegic 20 Avatar $749.7
Disaster 29 Titanic $600.8
Documentary 674 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Documentary - Nature 10 March of the Penguins $77.4
Documentary - Political 95 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Dog 52 Scooby-Doo $153.3
Dragon - Focal Point of Movie 8 How to Train Your Dragon $217.6
Dragon - Supporting Role 7 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Drama - Kidnapping 24 Taken $145.0
Drama - Summer 73 Forrest Gump $329.7
Environmentalist 38 Avatar $749.7
Explorer 17 Stargate $71.6
Family - Animal (Live action) 44 Eight Below $81.6
Family - Children's Book Adaptation 58 Alice in Wonderland $334.2
Family - Remake 28 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $206.5
Family - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Talking Animal (Live action) 25 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 $219.6
Fantasy - Live Action 79 Return of the King $377.0
Fire / Firefighter 13 Backdraft $77.9
Foreign Language 957 Crouching Tiger $128.1
Future - Near 60 I Am Legend $256.4
Gay / Lesbian 269 Birdcage $124.1
Global Warming 7 The Day After Tomorrow $186.7
Heist / Caper 71 Ocean's Eleven $183.4
Hitman / Assassin 51 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Hollywood / Movies 89 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $156.5
Horror - Period 21 Shutter Island $128.0
Horror - Slasher 88 Scream $103.0
Horror - Supernatural 69 What Lies Beneath $155.5
Horror - Terror in the Water 16 Jaws $260.0
Horror - Torture 28 Saw II $87.0
Horror Anthology 15 Twilight Zone: The Movie $29.5
Horror Comedy 70 Ghostbusters $238.6
Horror Remake 52 The Ring $129.1
Horse 23 Seabiscuit $120.3
Hostage 34 Air Force One $173.0
IMAX (Feature-length) 48 Avatar $749.7
Irish 63 The Departed $132.4
Man vs. Machine 18 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Medieval Times 30 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $165.5
Memory Loss / Amnesia 24 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Mindbender 17 Vanilla Sky $100.6
Mockumentary 33 Borat $128.5
Mother 40 Mamma Mia! $144.1
Mouse - Featured 5 Green Mile $136.8
Mouse / Rat 11 Ratatouille $206.4
Music Concert 13 Michael Jackson's This Is It $72.1
Musical 64 Grease $188.4
Neo Noir 58 Sin City $74.1
New Year's 18 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7
News/Broadcasting 37 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Off-Screen Couples On-Screen 42 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $186.3
Pilot / Aircraft 37 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Pirate 19 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Political Campaign / Election 27 The Manchurian Candidate $66.0
Political Satire 29 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Pop Star Debuts 52 Goldmember $213.3
Post-Apocalypse 25 I Am Legend $256.4
Prequel 22 The Phantom Menace $431.1
Prequels - See Chart -
President 27 Independence Day $306.2
Puppet / Puppetry 15 Muppet Movie $65.2
Rap / Rapper 31 8 Mile $116.8
Re-Releases - See Chart -
Reality TV 13 Truman Show $125.6
Remake - Asian 20 Godzilla $136.3
Remake - British 5 The Italian Job $106.1
Remake - Foreign Thrills 29 True Lies $146.3
Remake - French 36 Three Men and a Baby $167.8
Remake - Sequel to a Remake 19 Mummy Returns $202.0
Revenge 38 Gladiator $187.7
Romantic Comedy 321 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Romantic Comedy - Fantasy 20 Splash $69.8
Romantic Drama 109 Titanic $600.8
Romantic Fantasy 40 New Moon $296.6
School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic 37 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Sci-Fi - Adventure 46 Avatar $749.7
Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion 21 Independence Day $306.2
Sci-Fi - Based on Book 50 Jurassic Park $357.1
Sci-Fi - Satire 9 Truman Show $125.6
Sci-Fi Chase 21 Minority Report $132.1
Sci-Fi Comedy 50 Men in Black $250.7
Sci-Fi Horror 43 I Am Legend $256.4
Sci-Fi Remake 21 I Am Legend $256.4
Shark 9 Finding Nemo $339.7
Slacker / Stoner 50 Knocked Up $148.8
Sports - Baseball 38 League of Their Own $107.5
Sports - Basketball 35 Space Jam $90.4
Sports - Boxing 39 Rocky IV $127.9
Sports - Coach 28 Remember the Titans $115.7
Sports - Extreme 39 XXX $142.1
Sports - Football 32 The Blind Side $256.0
Sports - Football (Featured) 13 Forrest Gump $329.7
Sports - Golf 8 Tin Cup $53.9
Sports - Hockey 14 Miracle $64.4
Sports - Olympics 12 Blades of Glory $118.6
Sports - Period 34 Seabiscuit $120.3
Sports - Soccer 21 Kicking and Screaming $52.8
Sports - Surfing 20 Surf's Up $58.9
Sports Comedy 67 Waterboy $161.5
Sports Drama 84 The Blind Side $256.0
Spy 87 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Stand-Up Comedy Concert 18 Eddie Murphy Raw $50.5
Submarine 6 Hunt for Red October $122.0
Summer Girl Power 27 Freaky Friday $110.2
Superhero 79 The Dark Knight $533.3
Superhero - Comedy 12 The Incredibles $261.4
Swashbuckler 16 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Sword and Sorcery 26 The Last Airbender $119.1
Taxi / Taxi Driver 9 Collateral $101.0
Teacher - Inspirational 20 Dead Poets Society $95.9
Teacher - Other Movies with Teachers as Main Roles 25 The Karate Kid $90.8
Teen Romance 44 New Moon $296.6
Terrorism 43 Air Force One $173.0
Thanksgiving 16 Scent of a Woman $63.1
That '70s Movie 38 American Gangster $130.2
Thriller - Erotic 44 Fatal Attraction $156.6
Thriller - Political 52 Air Force One $173.0
Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank from Hell 31 Fatal Attraction $156.6
Thriller - Serial Killer 46 Hannibal $165.1
Time Travel 43 Star Trek $257.7
Toy Adaptation 15 Transformers 2 $402.1
Toys Come to Life 13 Toy Story 3 $370.5
Travelogue - Boston 19 Good Will Hunting $138.4
Travelogue - Hawaii 9 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Travelogue - Italy 14 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 24 Cop Land $44.9
Travelogue - New Orleans 24 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Travelogue - Paris 36 The Da Vinci Code $217.5
Treasure Hunt 23 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
True Crime 30 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
TV Adaptation (Live Action) 70 Star Trek $257.7
TV Cartoon (Live Action) 25 Transformers 2 $402.1
TV Kids Show (Live Action) 13 Hannah Montana The Movie $79.6
Twentysomething 29 About Last Night... $38.7
Twins 22 Twins $111.9
Underwater 12 Finding Nemo $339.7
Vampire 52 New Moon $296.6
Video Game Adaptation 29 Tomb Raider $131.2
Virtual Reality 18 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
War - World War 2 31 Saving Private Ryan $216.5
Wedding 36 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Werewolf 21 New Moon $296.6
Western 57 Dances with Wolves $184.2
Witch 11 Blair Witch Project $140.5
Womanizer / Cad / Player 24 Wedding Crashers $209.3
Zombie 42 Zombieland $75.6

* In millions.

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