The statistic shows the domestic box office revenue of movies from 1995 to 2018, broken down by rating. In the measured period, PG-13 rated movies generated the largest revenue, while G-rated movies brought 9.1 billion U.S. dollars in box office results.
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Revenue of movies at the domestic box office 2018, by rating
Domestic box office revenue of movies from 1995 to 2018, by rating (in billion U.S. dollars)
The statistic shows the domestic box office revenue of movies from 1995 to 2018, broken down by rating. In the measured period, PG-13 rated movies generated the largest revenue, while G-rated movies brought 9.1 billion U.S. dollars in box office results.
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| Box office revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| PG-13 | 102.38 |
| R-rated | 57.31 |
| PG-rated | 42.93 |
| G-rated | 9.1 |
| Box office revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| PG-13 | 102.38 |
| R-rated | 57.31 |
| PG-rated | 42.93 |
| G-rated | 9.1 |
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The statistic shows the domestic box office revenue of movies from 1995 to 2018, broken down by rating. In the measured period, PG-13 rated movies generated the largest revenue, while G-rated movies brought 9.1 billion U.S. dollars in box office results.
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- data accessed on May 7, 2018
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