ReFrame Report Highlights Stalled Gender Equity Progress in Film Industry

Despite gender-balanced films achieving record profitability, representation in key creative roles and budget allocation for inclusive productions continued to decline in 2024.

Only 30 of the Top 100 films in 2024 met ReFrame Stamp gender-balance criteria, marking no improvement over the past five years.
Stamped films earned more than double the global box office revenue of non-Stamped films in 2024, averaging $293.9 million versus $117.8 million.
The number of women directors in the Top 100 fell from 20 in 2023 to 14 in 2024, with no transgender or nonbinary directors and only five women of color.
Gender-balanced films received significantly lower budgets, with average budgets dropping from $63 million in 2023 to $45 million in 2024, compared to $68 million for non-Stamped films.
Streaming platforms showed higher inclusivity rates, with over 50% of direct-to-streaming films meeting ReFrame criteria, compared to 30.7% of theatrical releases.