Top 50 Movie genres in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest movie genres in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 94 movie genres tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Comedy movies, Action movies and Animated movies lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 53,846,105 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 4,053,705, and the largest, Comedy movies, reaches around 25,651,988 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each movie genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Comedy movies |
25,651,988 | 4.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Action movies |
14,808,545 | 4.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Animated movies |
13,385,572 | 4.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Drama movies |
12,967,971 | 3.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Thriller movies |
12,791,507 | 4.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Science fiction movies |
11,527,157 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Anime movies |
9,863,075 | 3.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Horror movies |
9,326,223 | 3.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Documentary movies |
9,175,626 | 3.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Art film |
8,476,647 | 4.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Musical film |
6,562,347 | 4.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Adventure film |
6,556,723 | 5.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Fantasy movies |
5,915,494 | 3.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Fantasy film |
5,548,244 | 4.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Independent film |
4,877,046 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  romantic comedies |
4,488,049 | 6.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Bollywood movies |
3,836,946 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Comedy-drama |
3,835,075 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Horror fiction |
3,777,045 | 4.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Fictional film |
3,365,430 | 4.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Superhero film |
2,469,230 | 4.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Science fantasy |
2,264,346 | 4.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Crime film |
1,877,480 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Korean drama |
1,766,808 | 1.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Spy film |
1,686,788 | 26.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Romantic fantasy |
1,460,159 | 4.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  War film |
1,459,836 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Animated cartoon |
1,448,700 | 1.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  True crime |
1,222,061 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Black comedy |
1,060,476 | 2.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Medical drama |
910,284 | 3.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Epic film |
720,368 | 2.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Cinema of the United States |
657,234 | 2.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Sketch comedy |
632,606 | 0.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Silent film |
624,427 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Buddy film |
614,948 | 2.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Cinema of Bangladesh |
552,948 | 4.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Political drama |
473,504 | 2.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  B movie |
421,072 | 22.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Serial film |
417,316 | 17.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Cinema of India |
416,754 | 0.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Zombie |
413,995 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Mystery film |
403,116 | 2.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Cinema of Italy |
396,149 | 5.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Animated series |
368,568 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Survival film |
279,730 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Tamil cinema |
269,959 | 0.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Docudrama |
261,234 | 3.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Martial arts film |
238,248 | 1.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Disaster film |
160,237 | 2.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each movie genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest movie genre in Brazil?
Comedy movies currently leads with an estimated audience of 25,651,988 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.