Wonder Woman has so far grossed $438.5 million worldwide on a budget of $149 million, scoring the best box office debut for a female director ever. Her characterization seems to have worked: In addition to a boffo box office, the movie has a remarkably positive 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. According to their research, females rarely direct in lucrative genres such as action or thriller, but overwhelmingly work on drama or comedy films, which by and large fare worse at the box office. "There was such an obsession in the industry that teenage boys were the primary target box office," said Jenkins. Dramatic Competition, 27.3% of directors were female over the last decade, but very few women make it to big box office scores.

Source: Forbes June 13, 2017 14:02 UTC