Movie genre distribution in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2025, by box office market share

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Laura Carollo
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Jan 30, 2025

Throughout 2024, the action movie genre accounted for almost 29 percent of the box office revenue in the United States and Canada, collectively known as the North American film market. Adventure, which historically tends to lead the market, ranked second with around 25 percent and comedy ranked third with around 10.02 percent in 2024.

Movie genre distribution in the United States and Canada from 2010 to 2025, by box office market share

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January 2025

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Canada, Puerto Rico, United States

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2010 to 2025

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