Female protagonists reach parity with men in top-grossing films of 2024

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Last year, Hollywood managed to create at least one level playing field

For the first time since researchers started counting, Hollywood's top-grossing movies featured the same number of male and female protagonists.

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Last year, for the first time in recent history, the percentage of films with female protagonists was equal to the percentage of films with male protagonists. According to the most recent release of Dr. Martha Lauzen’s annual report, It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World, 42% of the 100 most short films in the United States had female protagonists, while another 42% had male protagonists. Of the remaining, 16% had casts. For the purposes of the study, …

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Women starred in just as many of 2024's top movies as men: Report

Female protagonists in films reached gender parity with male protagonists for the fist time in recent history in 2024. They had the same share of the top grossing films for the year. Females also saw more speaking roles and significant characters in 2024. About 54% of the top 100 movies featured women or girl protagonists, according to the annual Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study. Full Story The blockbuster movies of 2024 not only broke box o…

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Women Lead in Over Half of Hollywood Movies for First Time - The News Lens International Edition

A majority of major movies had female protagonists for the first time in 2024. At the same time, representation of racial minorities saw little improvement.

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Women lead in over half of Hollywood movies for first time

A majority of major movies had female protagonists for the first time in 2024. At the same time, representation of racial minorities saw little improvement.

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Female protagonists reach parity with men in top-grossing films of 2024 for the first time

For the first time in recent history, the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists equaled the percentage of films with male protagonists, according to a pair of annual studies released Tuesday.Movies like “Wicked,”“Inside Out 2” and “The Substance” lifted Hollywood’s theatrical releases to gender parity in leading roles in 2024. Of the 100 top domestic grossing films in 2024, 42% had female protagonists, and 42% had male p…