Market Charts > 2012 > Sources
Market Share for Each Source in 2012
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Note: This chart ranks sources by the amount they earned at the domestic box office during 2012. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2011 will most likely earn money in 2011 and 2012.
Top Grossing of 2012
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original Screenplay | 385 | $4,307,008,588 | 541,081,280 | 39.13% |
| 2 | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story | 86 | $2,990,750,609 | 375,722,397 | 27.17% |
| 3 | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel | 9 | $1,552,414,960 | 195,027,002 | 14.10% |
| 4 | Based on Factual Book/Article | 19 | $539,131,254 | 67,730,047 | 4.90% |
| 5 | Based on Real Life Events | 174 | $396,341,876 | 49,791,610 | 3.60% |
| 6 | Based on TV | 10 | $330,647,797 | 41,538,663 | 3.00% |
| 7 | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale | 4 | $304,589,023 | 38,264,951 | 2.77% |
| 8 | Remake | 15 | $195,278,982 | 24,532,527 | 1.77% |
| 9 | Based on Musical or Opera | 2 | $142,021,653 | 17,841,915 | 1.29% |
| 10 | Based on Game | 3 | $125,109,150 | 15,717,228 | 1.14% |
| 11 | Spin-Off | 2 | $57,777,372 | 7,258,463 | 0.52% |
| 12 | Based on Short Film | 4 | $34,986,074 | 4,395,233 | 0.32% |
| 13 | Based on Play | 11 | $23,375,429 | 2,936,607 | 0.21% |
| 14 | Compilation | 1 | $1,702,415 | 213,871 | 0.02% |
| 15 | Based on Movie | 1 | $170,276 | 21,391 | 0.00% |
| 16 | Based on Musical Group | 1 | $6,440 | 809 | 0.00% |
| 17 | Based on Web Series | 1 | $1,380 | 173 | 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.