Female-Led Films br Earn More Than br Male-Led Films, Study Says From 2014 to 2017, br the top movies starring br women earned more br than male-led films. This was true for movies with br budgets of less than $10 million br or more than $100 million. Researchers from Creative Artists br Agency and Shift7 made the discovery. They based their br findings on the analysis of br 350 films listed on the data and br technology provider, Gracenote. Christy Haubegger, C.A.A. agent, via 'The New York Times' Female-led Hollywood movies br accounted for about a quarter br of the top 2017 films. A study from San Diego State University br found that number to be a br drop from the year before.