Market Charts > Sources
Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.
Market Share for Each Source 1995-2025
| Rank | Source | Total Box Office | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original Screenplay | $127,124,891,012 | 18,229,711,066 | 46.50% |
| 2 | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story | $55,380,346,930 | 8,087,990,938 | 20.26% |
| 3 | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel | $28,404,643,649 | 3,462,935,685 | 10.39% |
| 4 | Based on Real Life Events | $13,435,937,523 | 1,857,328,389 | 4.92% |
| 5 | Based on TV | $12,513,209,057 | 1,808,753,012 | 4.58% |
| 6 | Based on Factual Book/Article | $8,552,121,977 | 1,129,179,495 | 3.13% |
| 7 | Spin-Off | $7,957,323,569 | 888,946,119 | 2.91% |
| 8 | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale | $4,803,190,872 | 590,110,712 | 1.76% |
| 9 | Based on Game | $3,832,994,537 | 443,009,326 | 1.40% |
| 10 | Based on Play | $2,623,336,204 | 422,068,866 | 0.96% |
| 11 | Based on Musical or Opera | $2,286,198,111 | 272,590,740 | 0.84% |
| 12 | Based on Theme Park Ride | $1,729,225,527 | 243,046,985 | 0.63% |
| 13 | Based on Toy | $1,666,727,416 | 183,649,557 | 0.61% |
| 14 | Based on Short Film | $1,318,828,405 | 172,628,204 | 0.48% |
| 15 | Based on Religious Text | $1,199,657,723 | 175,915,665 | 0.44% |
| 16 | Compilation | $136,058,799 | 19,840,867 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Based on Movie | $104,892,298 | 11,988,168 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Based on Song | $83,615,880 | 9,176,309 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Based on Musical Group | $38,500,323 | 7,312,219 | 0.01% |
| 20 | Based on Web Series | $15,043,721 | 1,633,172 | 0.01% |
| 21 | Based on Ballet | $3,324,744 | 501,492 | 0.00% |
| 22 | Based on Poem | $2,494,875 | 273,617 | 0.00% |
| 23 | Based on Radio | $1,305,508 | 119,440 | 0.00% |
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.