As Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency is destined to make history, Hollywood is waking up to the profitability of female-centric cinema. The studios need to realize that they should not be making movies only geared to young men, and this just might be the summer that proves that premise false.
While the ACLU took on the cause of the embarrassingly low number of female directors directing in Hollywood, Elizabeth Banks and her sparkling crew of talented singers and comedic actresses were breaking box office records with “Pitch Perfect 2.” The worldwide box office is already nearly $230 million, and its opening weekend beat out the action thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road,” notably, according to reviews, whose female star Charlize Theron stole the movie from her male counterparts.