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A caller study of nan top-grossing U.K. films of nan past 3 years has unveiled that they are much apt to prima actors named Chris aliases characteristic a talking animal successful nan lead domiciled than a female complete nan property of 60.
The study, conducted by nan Centre for Aging Better arsenic portion of nan nation’s first anti-ageism campaign, recovered that among nan 100 highest-earning films for 2023, 2024 and 2025, six films featured personification named Chris arsenic opposed to conscionable 5 centering connected older women. Movies are besides 4 times much apt to see a talking animal arsenic a lead characteristic than an character complete nan property of 60, per investigation from nan Age Without Limits campaign.
Emma Thompson, among nan supporters of nan campaign, commented connected nan findings: “Women are half nan organization and we get older. So wherever are nan stories astir us? The older we get, nan much absorbing we are. I want to spot much films halfway aging women; we are compelling, relatable, and overdue for halfway stage. Older women don’t request support to beryllium connected screen. They already beryllium successful nan world; cinema conscionable needs to drawback up.”
The 5 films starring an older female that made nan Top 100 database complete nan 3 twelvemonth play — pinch British Box Office gross figures originated from Box Office Mojo — were: Allelujah (2023) pinch Jennifer Saunders, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) pinch Nia Vardalos, Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) pinch nan precocious Diane Keaton, The Substance (2024) pinch Demi Moore and Freakier Friday (2025) pinch Jamie Lee Curtis.
Meanwhile, Chris Pratt composed half of nan six top-grossing films of nan past 3 years: 2023’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, 2023’s Guardians of nan Galaxy Vol. 3 and 2024’s The Garfield Movie. The remainder were made up by Chris Pine (2023’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Chris Hemsworth (2024’s Transformers One) and Christian Friedel (2024’s The Zone of Interest).
