The percentage of films with sole female protagonists shrank from 33% in 2022 to 28% last year.
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But the overall percentage of female characters in speaking roles contracted, as did the percentage of female protagonists.
Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros./Everett Collection
Fully one-third of female characters were in their 30s, but only 15% were in their 40s.
This years study covered more than 2,200 characters appearing in the top 100 films of 2023.
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