Even after ‘Barbenheimer’ and industry changes, Hollywood is still dominated by male characters

Just 32% of speaking characters in the top 100 movies at the box office in 2023 were women or girls.

In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes, and “Barbenheimer.” But after countless upheavals in Hollywood, you’re still more than twice as likely to see male speaking characters in theatrical releases than you are female ones.