In 2023, 61.5 percent of all male characters appearing in the top 100 highest-grossing films in the United States were white. Among female characters, the share stood below 60 percent. In 2022, more than 60 percent of lead actors in U.S. movies were white.
Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity
* Middle Eastern and North African characters from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (February 27, 2024). Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (2024). Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
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Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/