* 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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Distribution of male & female characters in top-grossing films 2024, by ethnicity
In 2024, ** percent of all male characters appearing in the top 100 highest-grossing films in the United States were white. Black female characters accounted for about ** percent of all speaking characters that same year.
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Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (January 29, 2025). Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity." Chart. January 29, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (2025). Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Distribution of Male and Female Characters in Top-grossing Films in The United States in 2024, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jan 2025, /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Distribution of male and female characters in top-grossing films in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph], Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, January 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/641132/ethnicity-film-characters/
