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> GENRES Adjust this page for inflation ...>>>

GENRE INDEX
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Genre (click to view chart)# Movies#1 PictureGross*
3-D 16 Spy Kids 3 $111.8
Action - Buddy Comedy 64 Men in Black $250.7
Action - Martial Arts 117 Rush Hour 2 $226.2
Action - Sequels - See Chart -
Action - Wire-Fu 27 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Action Heroine 48 Terminator 2 $204.8
Action Remake 14 The Italian Job $106.1
Adventure - Desert 22 Mummy Returns $202.0
Adventure - Period 51 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Animation 229 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Anime 33 Pokemon 1 $85.7
Animation - Computer 51 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Fantasy 26 Shrek 2 $441.2
Animation - Sci-Fi 26 Wall-E $214.4
Animation - TV Adaptation 38 The Simpsons Movie $183.1
Biopic - Music 30 Walk the Line $119.5
Cannes Film Festival - Palme D'Or winners 28 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Car Racing 19 Cars $244.1
CGI Star 15 King Kong $218.1
Christian 63 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Christmas 39 The Grinch $260.0
Christmas - Setting Only 27 Home Alone $285.8
Cinderella Complex 17 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Comedy - Body Switch 13 Big $115.0
Comedy - College 37 National Lampoon's Animal House $141.6
Comedy - Dark/Black 59 The War of the Roses $86.9
Comedy - Fat Suit 21 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Comedy - Fish-Out-of-Water Father 30 Three Men and a Baby $167.8
Comedy - God 18 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy - High School 50 Superbad $121.5
Comedy - R-Rated Youth 89 Wedding Crashers $209.3
Comedy - Road Trip 36 Wild Hogs $168.3
Comedy - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Comedy - Spoof 56 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - Spy 23 Goldmember $213.3
Comedy - What If? 33 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Comedy Remake 39 The Longest Yard $158.1
Comic Book Adaptation 80 The Dark Knight $473.2
Con Artist / Hustler 41 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Controversy 29 Passion of the Christ $370.8
Cop - Dirty 25 The Departed $132.4
Creature Feature 60 Jurassic Park $357.1
Crime - Romantic Comedy 17 The Mexican $66.8
Crime Time 51 The Departed $132.4
Cross Dressing / Gender Bending 35 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2
Cyborg / Android / Robot 34 Transformers $319.2
Dance 57 Saturday Night Fever $94.2
Disability - Paraplegic / Quadriplegic 15 Million Dollar Baby $100.5
Disaster 27 Titanic $600.8
Documentary 559 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Documentary - Political 86 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Dog 46 101 Dalmatians (1996) $136.2
Dragon - Focal Point of Movie 7 Eragon $75.0
Dragon - Supporting Role 7 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Drama - Kidnapping 21 Ransom $136.5
Drama - Summer 70 Forrest Gump $329.7
Environmentalist 31 The Day After Tomorrow $186.7
Explorer 17 Stargate $71.6
Family - Animal (Live action) 38 Eight Below $81.6
Family - Children's Book Adaptation 42 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Family - Remake 27 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $206.5
Family - Second Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Sequels - See Chart -
Family - Talking Animal (Live action) 21 Alvin and the Chipmunks $217.3
Fantasy - Live Action 70 Return of the King $377.0
Fire / Firefighter 12 Backdraft $77.9
Foreign Language 817 Crouching Tiger $128.1
Future - Near 33 I Am Legend $256.4
Gay / Lesbian 245 Birdcage $124.1
Global Warming 6 The Day After Tomorrow $186.7
Heist / Caper 69 Ocean's Eleven $183.4
Hitman / Assassin 49 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Hollywood / Movies 84 Who Framed Roger Rabbit $156.5
Horror - Period 19 Van Helsing $120.2
Horror - Terror in the Water 16 Jaws $260.0
Horror - Torture 22 Saw II $87.0
Horror Anthology 15 Twilight Zone: The Movie $29.5
Horror Comedy 51 Ghostbusters $238.6
Horror Remake 40 The Ring $129.1
Horse 23 Seabiscuit $120.3
Hostage 33 Air Force One $173.0
Irish 63 The Departed $132.4
Man vs. Machine 17 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
Medieval Times 29 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $165.5
Memory Loss / Amnesia 24 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Mockumentary 31 Borat $128.5
Mother 39 Freaky Friday $110.2
Mouse - Featured 5 Green Mile $136.8
Mouse / Rat 10 Ratatouille $206.4
Musical 60 Grease $188.4
Neo Noir 56 Sin City $74.1
New Year's 18 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7
News/Broadcasting 33 Bruce Almighty $242.8
Off-Screen Couples On-Screen 42 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $186.3
Pilot / Aircraft 36 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Pirate 18 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Political Campaign / Election 25 The Manchurian Candidate $66.0
Political Satire 29 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119.2
Pop Star Debuts 52 Goldmember $213.3
Prequels - See Chart -
President 24 Independence Day $306.2
Puppet / Puppetry 15 Muppet Movie $65.2
Rap / Rapper 30 8 Mile $116.8
Re-Releases - See Chart -
Reality TV 13 Truman Show $125.6
Remake - Asian 17 Godzilla $136.3
Remake - British 5 The Italian Job $106.1
Remake - Foreign Thrills 24 True Lies $146.3
Remake - French 36 Three Men and a Baby $167.8
Remake - Sequel to a Remake 16 Mummy Returns $202.0
Revenge 35 Gladiator $187.7
Romantic Comedy 297 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Romantic Drama 102 Titanic $600.8
Romantic Fantasy 29 Ghost $217.6
School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic 36 Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone $317.6
Sci-Fi - Based on Book 48 Jurassic Park $357.1
Sci-Fi - Satire 9 Truman Show $125.6
Sci-Fi Comedy 48 Men in Black $250.7
Sci-Fi Horror 39 I Am Legend $256.4
Sci-Fi Remake 20 I Am Legend $256.4
Shark 9 Finding Nemo $339.7
Slacker / Stoner 49 Knocked Up $148.8
Sports - Baseball 36 League of Their Own $107.5
Sports - Basketball 32 Space Jam $90.4
Sports - Boxing 37 Rocky IV $127.9
Sports - Coach 28 Remember the Titans $115.7
Sports - Extreme 38 XXX $142.1
Sports - Football 29 Waterboy $161.5
Sports - Football (Featured) 13 Forrest Gump $329.7
Sports - Golf 8 Tin Cup $53.9
Sports - Hockey 13 Miracle $64.4
Sports - Olympics 12 Blades of Glory $118.6
Sports - Period 32 Seabiscuit $120.3
Sports - Soccer 19 Kicking and Screaming $52.8
Sports - Surfing 19 Surf's Up $58.9
Sports Comedy 66 Waterboy $161.5
Sports Drama 75 Rocky IV $127.9
Spy 85 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5
Stand-Up Comedy Concert 16 Eddie Murphy Raw $50.5
Submarine 6 Hunt for Red October $122.0
Summer Girl Power 27 Freaky Friday $110.2
Superhero 73 The Dark Knight $473.2
Swashbuckler 16 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
Sword and Sorcery 24 Scorpion King $91.0
Taxi / Taxi Driver 9 Collateral $101.0
Teacher - Inspirational 19 Dead Poets Society $95.9
Teacher - Other Movies with Teachers as Main Roles 23 The Karate Kid $90.8
Teen Romance 42 Save the Last Dance $91.1
Terrorism 42 Air Force One $173.0
Thanksgiving 16 Scent of a Woman $63.1
That '70s Movie 37 American Gangster $130.2
Thriller - Erotic 38 Fatal Attraction $156.6
Thriller - Political 49 Air Force One $173.0
Thriller - Serial Killer 46 Hannibal $165.1
Time Travel 39 Back to the Future $210.6
Toys Come to Life 12 Toy Story 2 $245.9
Travelogue - Boston 19 Good Will Hunting $138.4
Travelogue - Hawaii 9 Pearl Harbor $198.5
Travelogue - Italy 12 Talented Mr. Ripley $81.3
Travelogue - Japan 15 Karate Kid 2 $115.1
Travelogue - Las Vegas 14 Ocean's Eleven $183.4
Travelogue - Mexico 21 Traffic $124.1
Travelogue - New Jersey 23 Cop Land $44.9
Travelogue - New Orleans 23 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
Travelogue - Paris 36 The Da Vinci Code $217.5
Treasure Hunt 21 Dead Man's Chest $423.3
True Crime 27 Catch Me If You Can $164.6
TV Adaptation (Live Action) 64 Mission: Impossible II $215.4
TV Cartoon (Live Action) 23 Transformers $319.2
TV Kids Show (Live Action) 11 Muppet Movie $65.2
Twentysomething 29 About Last Night... $38.7
Twins 22 Twins $111.9
Underwater 12 Finding Nemo $339.7
Vampire 44 I Am Legend $256.4
Video Game Adaptation 26 Tomb Raider $131.2
Virtual Reality 18 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
War - World War 2 27 Saving Private Ryan $216.5
Wedding 32 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241.4
Werewolf 17 Wolf $65.0
Western 51 Dances with Wolves $184.2
Witch 11 Blair Witch Project $140.5
Womanizer / Cad / Player 23 Wedding Crashers $209.3
Zombie 39 Dawn of the Dead $59.0

* In millions.

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