The top three films of the 2017 box office all starred women
 

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.

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The second-biggest film of the year was Beauty and the Beast. The third? Wonder Woman. According to TheWrap, 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...

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