: Characters aged 50+ make up less than a quarter of personas in blockbuster movies, and within that bracket, men outnumber women four-to-one.
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The industry is finally recognizing the "box office pulling power" of mature women. This demographic currently makes up a significant portion of cinema ticket buyers and is hungry for stories that reflect their actual lives—stories about career reinvention, late-life romance, and intellectual agency. Films like Book Club and The Wife have demonstrated that there is a massive, underserved market for "stellar casts of legendary leading ladies". : Characters aged 50+ make up less than