Women achieved gender parity on the big screen in 2024 for the first time in the US, according to two new studies.
Out of the 100 top-grossing films of last year, women led 42% of the films, the same percentage as their male counterparts, with 16% led by ensembles. This was according to Dr Martha Lauzen’s annual It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report. Lauzen said that 2024 “offered one of the richest slates of films featuring female protagonists in recent memory”.
