Distribution of male & female characters in top-grossing films 2023, by ethnicity

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Laura Carollo,
Jun 10, 2024

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

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February 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2023

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analysis of more than 3.1 thousand characters

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* 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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