Force Awakens skewed heavily male, or 67 percent, when opening domestically over the Dec. 18-20 weekend…The gender breakdown changed by Christmas weekend, with males making up 62 percent of the audience and females, 38 percent.
Disney reportedly “went to great lengths to target females in its marketing campaign,” which shouldn’t have been too difficult, considering the fact that its lead character is a woman.
In addition to drawing in more female moviegoers, Star War’s audience is also becoming more ethnically diverse. THR continues:
Initially, 63 percent of ticket buyers were Caucasian, followed by Hispanics (12 percent) and African-Americans (10 percent). Over Christmas weekend, those numbers changed to 57 percent, 15 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
That a movie starring mankind’s cutest creation has appealed to so many people should surprise no one.
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