Is This The Box Office Year Of The Woman?

“Recent hits like [Meryl] Streep’s ‘Julie & Julia,’ along with [Katherine] Heigl’s ‘The Ugly Truth’ and [Sandra] Bullock’s ‘The Proposal,’ … show that when it comes to star-driven films, female actresses have consistently outperformed their male counterparts. They also tend to cost less to produce and market, meaning a bigger profit margin for studios.”