The "state" of the movie going business is that the largest movie going demographics are changing with Hispanic/African Americans/other groups making up roughly 40%+ of the movie tickets being sold.
The global market is bigger than ever with China becoming a big market.
Fact is it's not 1969 anymore and some people are having trouble dealing with that. The audience/market was ready for Black Panther and are ready to see more movie's that don't necessarily have to have a white cast.
The idea that a Hollywood movie must have a predominantly white cast for a "big movie" is being proven wrong by changing market demographics. Beyond that the fact is plenty of white people loved Black Panther too. Going to watch Ready Player One last Friday, I noticed an older 50-something white couple buying tickets for BP ... it's a cultural phenomenon, that's all there is to it.
America is roughly a 60/40 split between white and so-called "minority" groups, that will grow to 50/50 in the coming years because the younger part of the demographic is more mixed/minority kids (children under 5 in America, the majority now is a minority). This isn't "forced diversity", it's changes made to reflect a far more diverse audience.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 04 April 2018
