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Movie sources in North America by total box office revenue from 1995 to 2018
Movie sources in North America by total box office revenue from 1995 to 2018
Most popular movie sources in North America by total box office revenue from 1995 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jan 11, 2019
The statistic above presents data on the overall box office revenue of movies from different sources in North America between 1995 and 2018. Movies based on original screenplays earned 99.86 billion US dollars at the North American box office in this period.
Most popular movie sources in North America by total box office revenue from 1995 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Box office revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Original screenplay | 99.86 |
| Based on fiction book/short story | 46.47 |
| Based on comic/graphic novel | 19.78 |
| Remake | 11.74 |
| Based on TV | 10.91 |
| Based on real life events | 10.71 |
| Based on factual book/article | 6.47 |
| Spin-off | 3.37 |
| Based on folktale/legend/fairytale | 2.93 |
| Based on play | 2.07 |
| Box office revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Original screenplay | 99.86 |
| Based on fiction book/short story | 46.47 |
| Based on comic/graphic novel | 19.78 |
| Remake | 11.74 |
| Based on TV | 10.91 |
| Based on real life events | 10.71 |
| Based on factual book/article | 6.47 |
| Spin-off | 3.37 |
| Based on folktale/legend/fairytale | 2.93 |
| Based on play | 2.07 |
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by Amy Watson,
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Jan 11, 2019
The statistic above presents data on the overall box office revenue of movies from different sources in North America between 1995 and 2018. Movies based on original screenplays earned 99.86 billion US dollars at the North American box office in this period.
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- 1995 to 2018
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- Figures have been rounded.
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