#Box Office
Research: Women of Color See Gains in Top-Grossing Films
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...
Michelle Yeoh-Starrer “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Hits $100 Million at International Box Office
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” has marked another box office milestone, having become the first A24 release to reach the $100 million mark in global ticket sales. It earned $68.9...
Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” Lands Biggest U.S. Box Office Opening by a Palme d’Or Winner Since 2004
Julia Ducournau is making history yet again. The first woman director to take home Cannes’ most prestigious prize, the Palme d’Or, since Jane Campion in 1993, Ducournau is making a major...
“Candyman’s” Nia DaCosta Makes History as First Black Woman Director to Open Pic at Top of Domestic B.O.
Nia DaCosta is adding another milestone to her résumé. She became the first Black woman filmmaker to open a movie at No. 1 at the domestic box office with her latest project,...
Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” Crosses $100 Million at the International Box Office
Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth are celebrating a major milestone: Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” has crossed the $100 million mark at the international box office. According to The Hollywood...
“Little Women” Has Grossed Over $100 Million at Domestic Box Office
Greta Gerwig and the March sisters are making a major mark at the box office. “Little Women,” which cost $40 million to make, has surpassed $100 million in North America, Variety...
Study: Films Led by People of Color Tend to Out Earn Those with White Leads
A new report from USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative and ReFrame concludes — yet again — that diversity sells. “The Ticket to Inclusion” analyzed the economic...
“Frozen 2” Is the Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever
Elsa and Anna are adding another crown to their collection. “Frozen 2” is officially the highest-grossing animated movie of all time globally, Deadline reports. The original...
“Frozen II” Earns $350 Million in Record-Breaking Opening Weekend
Anna and Elsa’s venture “Into the Unknown” turned out to be extremely lucrative. “Frozen II” netted $127 million domestically and $223.3 million abroad — $350.2...
Cannes: Nadine Labacki’s “Capernaum” Makes Box Office History
“Capernaum” is still making waves a year after its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival. The Lebanon-set drama took home the fest’s Jury Prize, and went on to receive an Oscar nod...
“Captain Marvel” Becomes Highest-Grossing Woman-Directed Film at Domestic Box Office
Diana Prince isn’t the only female superhero to break major barriers. As of this past weekend, “Captain Marvel” has netted $413.6 million domestically — officially besting...
MPAA Report 2018: Women Represent 51% of Moviegoers, 47% of Ticket Buyers
The MPAA’s annual study of the theatrical and home entertainment market environment is here, and it once again shows that women represent large shares, or even majorities, of movie and...
“Captain Marvel” Soars at the Box Office, Breaks Records
Sexist trolls couldn’t stop Carol Danvers from dominating the box office. Brie Larson-starrer “Captain Marvel” landed the biggest worldwide opening of all time for a female-led...
Box Office Report: “On the Basis of Sex” Hits $10.6M, “Beale Street” $7.7M, & More
Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to rule at the box office. Last year Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s doc about the Supreme Court Justice, “RBG,” became one of the highest-grossing...
“Captain Marvel” Pre-Sales Among Top Three in MCU History
Carol Danvers has made history yet again — and we still have another two months before her film opens. According to Deadline, “Captain Marvel,” the Marvel Cinematic...
2018 Celluloid Ceiling Report: Number of Women Directors on Top 250 Films Falls to 8%
New year, same story. Dr. Martha Lauzen and the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film has released a new report, “The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on...
“The Favourite” Nabs Record 10 BIFA Awards, Continues to Reign Over the Box Office
“The Favourite” revolves around the manipulations and betrayals of Queen Anne’s court, but it’s inspiring a lot of love and loyalty from audiences and awards committees. The...
“Halloween” Marks Biggest Debut for a Film with Female Lead Over 55
Jamie Lee Curtis battled Michael Myers and misconceptions about the box office this weekend. “Halloween” proved to be an irresistible treat to audiences, taking in $77.5 million in North...
“RBG” Is Flexing Her Muscles at the Box Office
Best known for kicking ass in the courtroom, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is proving to be a major force at the box office as well. Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s new documentary about the iconic Justice of...
Watch: A Celebration of the Top-Grossing Women-Directed Films of 2015
Women and Hollywood is proud to unveil an original video celebrating the work of 2015’s highest-grossing women directors. The video captures some of the year’s most memorable moments in...
Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said Dominates the Specialty Box Office
Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, opened in limited release this past weekend to critical praise. That praise paid off because...
Summer’s Final Thoughts: Wonder Woman, Strong Women, Indie Women and All the Women in Between
This summer will be remembered for, among other things, the fact that male superheroes and male non superheroes were practically all the we saw onscreen. For all the box office fatigue —...
The Heat Opening Weekend Box Office in the UK
Paul Feig’s follow-up to the gender-defying Bridesmaids was ushered into UK cinemas by supportive critics and very positive reviews. Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy received...
Huff Post Live: Where Did the Women Go
I participated in a Huff Post Live conversation yesterday with some great folks including producer Lynda Obst about the lack of women on screen this summer. Check out our conversation.
Hollywood’s Glass Ceiling: Why Doesn’t the Film Industry Trust Women?
Here’s a piece I wrote for CNN’s Leading Women section: It would be wonderful to say that in 2013 things were looking up for women in Hollywood — both onscreen and behind the...
The Heat Packs The Heat at the Box Office
This weekend was supposed to be another coronation moment for Channing Tatum, but he ran into a couple of snags namely two crazy female cops. He also ran into the fact that he was in a $150...
Counting the Women
Last Friday, NPR writer Linda Holmes duly infuriated the masses by actually going out and counting the movies about women and the movies directed by women that were playing in her neighborhood....
Box Office Report: The Bling Ring Starts Off Hot
Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring opened in five locations this past weekend and grossed $210,000 for a per screen average of $42,000. Not surprisingly, the film played very well with women...
The Backlash Continues: Women Onscreen Falls to a Five Year Low
Make no mistake about it, no matter what you read or what people try and make you believe, things are not all roses and candy for women onscreen or behind the scenes in hollywood. In a brand...
Three Women-Centric Films Opening on August 16th
If you survive the summer of male centric super hero and action films, mark your calendars for August 16th because three women-centric films will be opening. While August has been in the past seen as...
Quote of the Day from CinemaCon
CinemaCon is underway in Las Vegas. It is the annual event where the theatre owners are presented with the blockbusters that they will be showing in their theatres this summer. Catherine...
MPAA Releases Ticket Stats And Contrary to What Hollywood Wants Us To Believe, Women Do Go To The Movies
It’s the time of the year when the MPAA (the lobbying group from Hollywood) releases their annual stats. Since Hollywood films are so skewed towards the young boys I always think the...
Films Targeting Women Dominate the Box Office This Weekend
Maybe we can call this a bit of poetic justice but it looks like the big boys are floundering and the girls are on the rise. This weekend, the female targeted, yet not very feminist, Oz –...
Melissa McCarthy Dominates Weekend Box Office
Sorry Rex Reed—looks like there are many, many people who want to see a Melissa McCarthy starring in a movie. Despite the blizzard on the east coast, McCarthy’s Identity Thief opened...
New York Times Says ‘Female Directors Gain Ground, Slowly.’ Should We Wait That Long?
The great Carrie Rickey published a piece in the New York Times this past weekend with the depressing headline ‘Female Directors Gain Ground, Slowly’. The piece reported that in 2012, by...
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Crushes the Box Office
Unsurprisingly, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 killed it at the box office this weekend. Overseas it grossed $340.9 million, making it the best global opening of the franchise. Back on US shores it...