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01-04-2018, 08:33 AM
The top three films of the 2017 box office all starred women
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For the third year in a row, a Star Wars movie emerged as the highest-grossing release of the year in the U.S. – which meant that for the third year in a row, the biggest film in the country was one featuring a female protagonist.*
But Rey was just the beginning.
SEE ALSO: What backlash? 'The Last Jedi' just crossed $1 billion at the box office (http://mashable.com/2018/01/01/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office/)
The second-biggest film of the year was Beauty and the Beast. The third? Wonder Woman. According to TheWrap (https://www.thewrap.com/female-lead-films-top-2017-box-office/), 2017 marks the first year since 1958 in which the three highest-grossing domestic titles all had female leads. (If you're wondering, the top three that time were South Pacific, Auntie Mame, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/2017-box-office-women-films/)
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For the third year in a row, a Star Wars movie emerged as the highest-grossing release of the year in the U.S. – which meant that for the third year in a row, the biggest film in the country was one featuring a female protagonist.*
But Rey was just the beginning.
SEE ALSO: What backlash? 'The Last Jedi' just crossed $1 billion at the box office (http://mashable.com/2018/01/01/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office/)
The second-biggest film of the year was Beauty and the Beast. The third? Wonder Woman. According to TheWrap (https://www.thewrap.com/female-lead-films-top-2017-box-office/), 2017 marks the first year since 1958 in which the three highest-grossing domestic titles all had female leads. (If you're wondering, the top three that time were South Pacific, Auntie Mame, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/2017-box-office-women-films/)
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