The table illustrates the distribution of independent films released in the UK and the Republic of Ireland in 2012, categorised by genre, along with their respective shares of total ticket sales.
Overall, it is clear that drama and documentary films were the most frequently released genres, each accounting for 23.6% of the total 148 releases. In contrast, comedy films, despite representing a smaller share of releases at 17.6%, generated the highest proportion of income, contributing 45.4% of total ticket sales.
Regarding the number of releases, comedy followed the top two genres with 26 films (17.6%), while horror and thriller films made up 9.5% and 8.8% of the total, respectively. Conversely, the biopic genre had the fewest releases, with only one film, representing just 0.7% of the total.
In terms of financial performance, horror films were the second most successful, capturing 20.2% of ticket sales despite only accounting for 9.5% of releases. Interestingly, while drama and documentary films were the most common, their income shares were significantly lower at 8.3% and 2.9%, respectively. Other genres, such as romance, contributed the least to total ticket sales, accounting for a mere 0.8%.