“Hidden Figures” topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The success of “Hidden Figures” comes as debates over racial diversity and gender pay equity dominate Hollywood. And its stars have pointed to the film as proof that movies helmed by black women are not inherent commercial risks. The numbers were even starker for black women: 13 percent of all female characters in the top 2015 films were black. (Warner Bros. Pictures)“The difference with ‘Hidden Figures’ is it’s a movie we had not seen before,” Silverstein said.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 12:00 UTC