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Rank
Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CComedy movies | 109M | 21.1% | 40.4 | 51.0% | Movie genre |
| 2 | DDrama movies | 67M | 17.4% | 39.2 | 55.5% | Movie genre |
| 3 | DDocumentary movies | 64M | 23.5% | 42.6 | 53.2% | Movie genre |
| 4 | AAction movies | 60M | 19.3% | 37.9 | 45.6% | Movie genre |
| 5 | SScience fiction movies | 60M | 24.1% | 37.6 | 47.6% | Movie genre |
| 6 | AAnimated movies | 59M | 18.5% | 35.4 | 49.8% | Movie genre |
| 7 | TThriller movies | 58M | 19.9% | 38.1 | 51.1% | Movie genre |
| 8 | HHorror movies | 56M | 22.8% | 36.8 | 52.2% | Movie genre |
| 9 | AAnime movies | 48M | 17.5% | 32.5 | 45.5% | Movie genre |
| 10 | AArt film | 40M | 20.8% | 39.7 | 49.9% | Movie genre |
| 11 | MMusical film | 39M | 24.3% | 39.2 | 59.8% | Movie genre |
| 12 | FFantasy movies | 38M | 21.1% | 36.8 | 53.8% | Movie genre |
| 13 | FFantasy film | 32M | 24.7% | 35.8 | 53.8% | Movie genre |
| 14 | AAdventure film | 32M | 25.2% | 36.8 | 50.1% | Movie genre |
| 15 | IIndependent film | 27M | 22.1% | 38.4 | 53.8% | Movie genre |
| 16 | CComedy-drama | 25M | 23.2% | 37.5 | 62.3% | Movie genre |
| 17 | SSketch comedy | 23M | 34.9% | 42.0 | 47.9% | Movie genre |
| 18 | HHorror fiction | 22M | 27.8% | 37.7 | 62.1% | Movie genre |
| 19 | FFictional film | 21M | 29.7% | 34.4 | 48.4% | Movie genre |
| 20 | TTrue crime | 19M | 54.6% | 42.8 | 65.0% | Movie genre |
| 21 | BBollywood movies | 18M | 11.4% | 38.8 | 53.9% | Movie genre |
| 22 | SScience fantasy | 17M | 31.5% | 35.6 | 44.0% | Movie genre |
| 23 | SSuperhero film | 17M | 30.4% | 34.9 | 46.3% | Movie genre |
| 24 | AAnimated cartoon | 16M | 15.4% | 29.8 | 51.1% | Movie genre |
| 25 | BBlack comedy | 16M | 35.5% | 37.8 | 51.6% | Movie genre |
| 26 | CCrime film | 14M | 29.8% | 38.3 | 49.0% | Movie genre |
| 27 | WWar film | 12M | 29.6% | 36.6 | 51.9% | Movie genre |
| 28 | CCinema of the United States | 12M | 39.0% | 46.3 | 51.1% | Movie genre |
| 29 | Rromantic comedies | 11M | 16.7% | 35.2 | 68.2% | Movie genre |
| 30 | KKorean drama | 10M | 8.2% | 31.9 | 65.0% | Movie genre |
| 31 | EEpic film | 9.6M | 35.2% | 38.0 | 42.3% | Movie genre |
| 32 | RRomantic fantasy | 9.4M | 31.8% | 36.7 | 73.5% | Movie genre |
| 33 | BBuddy film | 8.7M | 37.7% | 31.4 | 54.3% | Movie genre |
| 34 | MMedical drama | 8.1M | 33.7% | 39.3 | 73.9% | Movie genre |
| 35 | CCinema of India | 7.6M | 9.9% | 34.2 | 47.0% | Movie genre |
| 36 | ZZombie | 5.7M | 33.3% | 33.8 | 37.8% | Movie genre |
| 37 | SSilent film | 5.7M | 25.1% | 44.1 | 59.9% | Movie genre |
| 38 | MMartial arts film | 5.2M | 33.2% | 39.9 | 41.1% | Movie genre |
| 39 | MMystery film | 4.8M | 30.7% | 39.7 | 58.3% | Movie genre |
| 40 | MMockumentary | 4.2M | 73.2% | 32.3 | 56.0% | Movie genre |
| 41 | SSurvival film | 3.8M | 33.0% | 37.9 | 55.6% | Movie genre |
| 42 | DDisaster film | 3.3M | 44.7% | 37.9 | 42.4% | Movie genre |
| 43 | AAnimated series | 3.2M | 34.5% | 31.3 | 51.0% | Movie genre |
| 44 | Ffamily films | 3M | 28.3% | 35.6 | 64.7% | Movie genre |
| 45 | PPolitical drama | 2.7M | 16.4% | 40.9 | 54.4% | Movie genre |
| 46 | SSlasher film | 2.3M | 42.5% | 33.3 | 47.2% | Movie genre |
| 47 | AAnimated sitcom | 2.1M | 67.8% | 42.5 | 48.2% | Movie genre |
| 48 | TTamil cinema | 2.1M | 5.4% | 31.9 | 51.5% | Movie genre |
| 49 | DDocudrama | 1.8M | 22.9% | 42.5 | 58.9% | Movie genre |
| 50 | TTelugu cinema | 1.4M | 5.6% | 33.3 | 50.0% | Movie genre |
| 51 | CCinema of Mexico | 1.4M | 31.1% | 41.0 | 34.2% | Movie genre |
| 52 | TTravel documentary | 1.4M | 25.1% | 43.3 | 56.2% | Movie genre |
| 53 | CCinema of the United Kingdom | 1.2M | 27.4% | 42.3 | 61.1% | Movie genre |
| 54 | CCinema of Bangladesh | 1.2M | 9.2% | 34.3 | 71.1% | Movie genre |
| 55 | SSpy film | 1.2M | 19.1% | 45.3 | 40.2% | Movie genre |
| 56 | PPolitical thriller | 1M | 34.7% | 42.9 | 43.2% | Movie genre |
| 57 | CCinema of Italy | 950k | 12.5% | 32.6 | 55.4% | Movie genre |
| 58 | NNature documentary | 907k | 20.4% | 45.4 | 46.7% | Movie genre |
| 59 | HHorror comedy | 818k | 24.1% | 37.9 | 46.6% | Movie genre |
| 60 | CCinema of Iran | 781k | 18.0% | 39.4 | 56.9% | Movie genre |
| 61 | EExperimental film | 735k | 14.9% | 38.5 | 56.4% | Movie genre |
| 62 | CCinema of Hong Kong | 656k | 16.9% | 42.6 | 54.7% | Movie genre |
| 63 | SSpaghetti Western | 500k | 22.6% | 48.0 | 39.7% | Movie genre |
| 64 | FFilm adaptation | 491k | 45.1% | 36.9 | 34.0% | Movie genre |
| 65 | HHeist film | 472k | 41.1% | 40.0 | 50.3% | Movie genre |
| 66 | CConcert film | 467k | 44.2% | 46.5 | 53.8% | Movie genre |
| 67 | BB movie | 429k | 23.3% | 36.7 | 42.1% | Movie genre |
| 68 | KKung fu film | 407k | 23.9% | 37.3 | 27.8% | Movie genre |
| 69 | CComedy thriller | 383k | 16.8% | 37.4 | 44.4% | Movie genre |
| 70 | SSplatter film | 343k | 21.5% | 32.5 | 43.0% | Movie genre |
| 71 | CCinema of Nigeria | 340k | 9.1% | 37.1 | 52.9% | Movie genre |
| 72 | CCinema of France | 337k | 5.3% | 42.3 | 68.8% | Movie genre |
| 73 | MMelodrama | 298k | 13.1% | 42.0 | 73.3% | Movie genre |
| 74 | MMountain film | 288k | 62.1% | 42.2 | 72.7% | Movie genre |
| 75 | CCinema of Japan | 277k | 6.7% | 28.0 | 43.7% | Movie genre |
| 76 | SSlapstick film | 270k | 46.8% | 36.6 | 39.0% | Movie genre |
| 77 | CCinema of West Bengal | 253k | 2.7% | 40.2 | 41.7% | Movie genre |
| 78 | SSurf film | 252k | 50.4% | 39.6 | 54.7% | Movie genre |
| 79 | PParody film | 238k | 74.8% | 29.3 | 43.3% | Movie genre |
| 80 | AArab television drama | 220k | 4.9% | 39.2 | 59.0% | Movie genre |
| 81 | SSerial film | 197k | 9.5% | 35.1 | 37.9% | Movie genre |
| 82 | CCinema of Turkey | 163k | 4.8% | 30.7 | 56.0% | Movie genre |
| 83 | CCinema of China | 138k | 7.6% | 39.7 | 50.3% | Movie genre |
| 84 | MMondo film | 111k | 7.7% | 37.4 | 21.4% | Movie genre |
| 85 | CCinema of Germany | 105k | 16.1% | 38.8 | 47.4% | Movie genre |
| 86 | AARTHAUS | 94k | 12.3% | 37.5 | 60.1% | Movie genre |
| 87 | MMidnight movie | 93k | 65.8% | 40.5 | 27.8% | Movie genre |
| 88 | CCinema of Karnataka | 80k | 5.7% | 39.5 | 55.6% | Movie genre |
| 89 | YYakuza film | 61k | 24.1% | 28.0 | 29.9% | Movie genre |
| 90 | FFrench New Wave | 51k | 10.8% | 47.5 | 61.2% | Movie genre |
| 91 | MMexican sex comedy | 49k | 36.9% | 38.7 | 16.4% | Movie genre |
| 92 | JJidaigeki | 47k | 4.1% | 38.2 | 38.0% | Movie genre |
| 93 | MMasala film | 46k | 3.6% | 42.6 | 31.9% | Movie genre |
| 94 | CCringe comedy | 19k | 81.0% | 30.1 | 57.2% | Movie genre |
| 95 | CCinéma vérité | 14k | 7.9% | 40.1 | 89.4% | Movie genre |
| 96 | CCinema of Egypt | 10k | 1.8% | 34.6 | 46.3% | Movie genre |
| 97 | CCinema of Canada | 7.6k | 17.3% | 38.9 | 60.2% | Movie genre |
| 98 | AAmateur film | 6.9k | 16.6% | — | — | Movie genre |
| 99 | CCinema of Sweden | 6.4k | 65.2% | — | — | Movie genre |
| 100 | CCinema of Asia | 5.5k | 2.2% | 36.7 | 5.3% | Movie genre |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular movie genres compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest movie genre in United States?
Comedy movies currently leads with an estimated audience of 109M people in United States.