characters in comedies were female, as opposed to less than 28 percent in action and/or adventure films made in the U.S. in 2019.
In 2019, approximately 49.2 percent of the characters aged between 13 and 20 years in the 100 top-grossing films in the United States were female. Among characters aged 40 and above, the share stood at 25.4 percent. Overall, 38.7 percent of Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group
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MDSC Initiative. (September 10, 2020). Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group." Chart. September 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/
MDSC Initiative. (2020). Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of Characters Appearing in Highest-grossing Movies in The United States in 2019, by Gender and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/
MDSC Initiative, Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of characters appearing in highest-grossing movies in the United States in 2019, by gender and age group [Graph], MDSC Initiative, September 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888728/gender-characters-top-movies-by-age/