ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Female-led films earn higher box office returns - despite usually lower production budgets, according to BBC analysis.
On average, every dollar invested in a female-led film earns back $2.12 (£1.53). For male-led films this figure is $1.59 (£1.15).
Just 28% of films nominated for an Oscar since 2013 have had an actress taking top billing.
"Women are not bad box office, on or behind screen," says Kate Kinninmont, head of Women in Film and Television UK.
Oscar-nominated films with a clearly definable female lead were 33% more profitable than male-led films, when comparing US box office and production budget.
Among 2017's 100 top-grossing US films, those with a female lead earned back more on their budgets - led by The Last Jedi starring Daisy Ridley, which made $618.3m (£442.7m).
