What are the 5 strongest genres at the box office today?

[grey ghost]

We all know superheroes make the list but what about video game adaptations, horror and others?

Edited April 8, 2022 by grey ghost

[Barnack]

Relative to the at home popularity, I imagine horror would score really well (same goes relative for the resource needed)

 

In 2021 by the numbers break down:

Rank	Genre	Movies	2021 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Action	45	$2,340,543,322	255,239,168	51.24%
2	Adventure	27	$789,147,690	86,057,535	17.28%
3	Horror	49	$580,589,442	63,313,994	12.71%
4	Comedy	59	$360,877,351	39,354,106	7.90%
5	Drama	119	$234,202,898	25,540,072	5.13

 

latest normal year

Rank	Genre	Movies	2019 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Adventure	47	$3,824,655,753	417,538,823	33.98%
2	Action	55	$2,897,574,987	316,329,127	25.74%
3	Drama	229	$1,386,938,422	151,412,394	12.32%
4	Thriller/Suspense	53	$1,126,925,762	123,026,805	10.01%
5	Horror	41	$810,478,370	88,480,157	7.20%

 

If we go in more specific type than horror/action genre, but more like a class of movies like your example.

 

The Pixar/Dreamwork 3d animation style (now took by everyone else including Disney) is a strong one, the disney classic remake genre for what is left classic wise, the 80s/90s classic semi-remake nostalagia a la Ghostbuster/Scream

[grey ghost]

10 hours ago, Barnack said:

Relative to the at home popularity, I imagine horror would score really well (same goes relative for the resource needed)

 

In 2021 by the numbers break down:

Rank	Genre	Movies	2021 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Action	45	$2,340,543,322	255,239,168	51.24%
2	Adventure	27	$789,147,690	86,057,535	17.28%
3	Horror	49	$580,589,442	63,313,994	12.71%
4	Comedy	59	$360,877,351	39,354,106	7.90%
5	Drama	119	$234,202,898	25,540,072	5.13

 

latest normal year

Rank	Genre	Movies	2019 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Adventure	47	$3,824,655,753	417,538,823	33.98%
2	Action	55	$2,897,574,987	316,329,127	25.74%
3	Drama	229	$1,386,938,422	151,412,394	12.32%
4	Thriller/Suspense	53	$1,126,925,762	123,026,805	10.01%
5	Horror	41	$810,478,370	88,480,157	7.20%

 

If we go in more specific type than horror/action genre, but more like a class of movies like your example.

 

The Pixar/Dreamwork 3d animation style (now took by everyone else including Disney) is a strong one, the disney classic remake genre for what is left classic wise, the 80s/90s classic semi-remake nostalagia a la Ghostbuster/Scream

 

Adventure is a strange category. It's mostly just kid's animation.  I think that it should be considered the kid's animation genre. Stuff like Star Wars and Jumanji could easily go into action instead.

[CJohn]

Superhero filth, superhero filth, superhero filth and superhero filth.

 

 

 

 

Oh, I forgot one

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superhero filth.

 

[grey ghost]

9 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Superhero filth, superhero filth, superhero filth and superhero filth.

 

 

 

 

Oh, I forgot one

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superhero filth.

 

 

The people's champion.

[grey ghost]

Here's my take...

 

Superheroes
Animation
Action (non-superhero)
Horror
Drama /Comedy

[CoolioD1]

jared leto vampire movies.

[Grebacio]

Furry movies

[Skim Beeble]

rock jungle movies

[XXRDJisDoctorDoom]

Superhero
Animation
Sci-Fi 
Fantasy/Adventure 
Horror 
 

[MOVIEGUY]

1. Marvel

2. Marvel

3. Marvel

4. Like 2 or 3 other established IPs that are squeaking by

5. Horror

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

1. Multiverse marvel

2. Martial arts marvel

3. espionage marvel

4. comedic marvel

5. Horror (Horror marvel, watch out for Blade)

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

The top 5 this weekend:

1. Sonic 2 (video game IP.. action adventure?)

2. Morbius (superhero)

3. Lost City (original comedy. Action adventure)

4. Ambulance (action..remake so not technically original)

5. The Batman (superhero)

 

Everything Everywhere is 6th (original action adventure..with comedy)

 

Top 5 of year 

1. Batman

2. Uncharted (IP video game. Action adventure)

3. Scream (IP horror)

4. Sonic

5. Lost City

 

Dog is 6th. (Original…comedy?)

 

Superhero

Action/adventure

**Video game (…is this really a genre)**

Horror

Comedy

 

These seem to be defining genre/traits. 

Edited April 12, 2022 by BestPicturePlutoNash

[Brainbug]

1. Dinosaur movies (in particular Jurassic World)

2. Dinosaur movies (in particular Jurassic World)

3. Dinosaur movies (in particular Jurassic World)

4. Dinosaur movies (in particular Jurassic World)

5. Marvel movies

[Cooper Legion]

Doctor Strange, Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy    
 

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Serious answer uhh… what is a genre anyway. Superhero, horror…

 

[Brainbug]

23 minutes ago, Thanos Legion said:

Doctor Strange, Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy    
 

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Serious answer uhh… what is a genre anyway. Superhero, horror…

 

 

In all seriousness, Superhero movies imo have transcended "genres" a long time at this point.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy is as much of an adventure movie / Space Opera / Comedy as it is a Superhero movie.

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier id argue is more of an action thriller that just poses as a Superhero movie.

 

Aquaman is a straight-up Comedy.

 

The Batman is as much of a crime thriller as it is a Superhero film.

 

What does the term "Superhero genre" even mean at this point? Id even argue that those films adapting different gernes like comedys, action thrillers etc into them led to the decline of "classic" genre films like pure comedys.

[YM!]

Okay, let’s go:

 

1. Superhero (Ya got yah Marvel, yah DC, yah MorbiusSweep)

2. Family (While I do think kids animation is a big thing in the states, I don’t like calling animation a genre when it’s a medium. Also you can fold your Sonics, Dick Pik and shitty Disney remakes in here too!)

3. Action/Adventure (The fast movies, the Dino movies @Brainbug the Dinosaur Will stan to kingdom come, whatever the Rock does, most tentpoles fall under these)

4. Sci-fi 

5. Horror