With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future. Really!

More DEI nonsense!

Diversity by itself does not good or even great movies make! Obsession with DEI may have also contributed, besides making US movies more palatable to international audiences, to the decline of Hollywood great movie making in the past several decades!

"Key takeaways

• The UCLA team’s latest release on theatrical film finds the industry missing opportunities to support diverse filmmakers and bring audiences back to the theater as Hollywood loses footing to foreign productions. 
• Horror, the most common genre last year and a favorite of Black and Latino audiences, had the highest median return on investment, and demonstrates a potential place for profit growth.
• Representation for women onscreen and behind the camera showed volatility, as female employment metrics hit a downward trend after last year’s highs, falling to 2022 and even 2018 levels.

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With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future  | UCLA "Studios ignore diversity’s potential for profit, according to the 2026 Hollywood Diversity Report"