The power of “The Woman King’s” reign is still being felt. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest is among the titles starring women of color making a major mark on the film industry. A new report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found a “significant increase in the number of top-grossing films with girls and women of color in leading and co leading roles in 2022,” per a press release.
Titled “Inequality Across 1,600 Popular Films: Examining Gender, Race/Ethnicity & Age of Leads/Co Leads From 2007 to 2022,” the report brief examines the gender, race/ethnicity, and age of lead/co lead actors across 100 top-grossing movies each year from 2007