2016 saw record series of womanlike lead roles in film

Thanks to films like “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Hidden Figures,” and “Arrival,” Hollywood saw a record series of womanlike lead roles in 2016.

Females done adult 29% of protagonists in a tip 100 films during a U.S. box office, according to a new study by San Diego State University’s Center for a Study of Women in Television Film.

That series was adult 7% from 2015, that represents “recent chronological highs,” according to a center.

The investigate found that group done adult 54% as a categorical impression in a tip films of final year. (Another 17% of a cinema had ensembles as protagonists.)

Women also done adult 37% of vital characters, that was adult 3% from final year — another high.

Last year showed that films with womanlike leads can not usually mangle a box office, though can make waves in awards season.

“Rogue One,” a tip film of a year, saw Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso lead a container of rebels opposite a immorality Empire in Disney’s initial “Star Wars” spinoff. The film went on to make some-more than a $520 million domestically.

Other womanlike led films like “Hidden Figures” and “Arrival” saw considerable box bureau totals, and both are nominated for Best Picture during this Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards.

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