Numbers matter. So we here at Women & Hollywood are going to try and put out as many numbers as we can. (Just keep in mind that none of these are scientific studies)
Women & Hollywood intern Eva Krainitzki (all the way from England- how cool is that?) took a look at the 2009 box office numbers and also put forward a definition of what is a womencentric film.
Overview
2 of the top 10 grossing films are women centric;
9 of the top 50 grossing films (two of them are animated – The Princess and the Frog, Coraline);
18 of the top 100 grossing films;
26 of the top 150 grossing films
The Films, Their Rank and Total Gross
4 The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($293,897,327)
8 The Blind Side ($238,430,210)
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16 The Proposal ($163,958,031)
31 It’s Complicated ($104,782,080)
32 The Princess and the Frog* ($100,352,358)
34 Julie & Julia ($94,125,426)
37 The Ugly Truth ($88,915,214)
39 Hannah Montana The Movie ($79,576,189)
42 Coraline* ($75,286,229)
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56 Bride Wars ($58,715,510)
63 My Sister’s Keeper ($49,200,230)
66 Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire ($45,506,888)
67 Confessions of a Shopaholic ($44,277,350)
69 The Unborn (2009)** ($42,670,410)
70 Drag Me to Hell** ($42,100,625)
71 Orphan** ($41,596,251)
74 The Lovely Bones($38,647,080)
94 The Uninvited** ($28,596,818)
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115 New in Town ($16,734,283)
116 Jennifer’s Body** ($16,204,793)
126 Amelia ($14,245,415)
129 Whip It ($13,043,363)
132 Sunshine Cleaning ($12,062,558)
144 An Education ($8,795,228)
146 My Life in Ruins ($8,665,206)
150 The Young Victoria ($7,673,21)
[1] Based on Box Office Mojo, domestic grosses for 2009. As of February the 4th 2010.
* Animated Film
** Horror Film
Too bad most of these films are total crap!