Women and People of Color Led Streaming Viewership, Box Office Sales in 2023, UCLA Study Says

Both groups also directed more streaming movies in 2023 than theatrical

Jennifer Lopez fires a gun in the wilderness in a still from Netflix's "The Mother"
Jennifer Lopez takes aim in "The Mother." (Netflix)

It turns out that women aren’t just driving box office viewership. They’re also driving streaming viewership, according to a new UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report.

Earlier this year, the organization found that women and people of color dominated box office sales for the top 20 movies of 2023, the year of “Barbenheimer.”

The same held true of streaming titles. Nine of the top 10 streaming movies of 2023 were largely watched by women and households of color, which overrepresented viewership. Additionally, when it came to 17 of the top 20 streaming movies by viewership, women represented the majority of viewers.

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