{"id":11997,"date":"2017-01-24T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=11997"},"modified":"2017-01-24T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T14:00:08","slug":"hidden-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/01\/hidden-figures.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hidden Figures&#8217; Breaks a Record for Female Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hidden Figures\u00a0<\/em>is the first live-action, non-franchise film starring more than one female lead to hit No. 1 two weekends in a row since\u00a02011, when\u00a0<em>The Help\u00a0<\/em>took that honor.<\/p>\n<p>Both movies, curiously enough, star Octavla Spencer.\u00a0<em>The Help<\/em> found her sharing the screen with Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard. <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> gives her Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Mon\u00e1e.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Help\u00a0<\/em>was a top moneymaker four weeks in a row, topping out at $170 million in domestic grosses. It went on to earn a Best Picture nomination, something\u00a0<em>Hidden Figures\u00a0<\/em>is suspected to secure when the Oscar shortlist is announced on January 24th.\u00a0Octavia Spencer scored the Best Supporting Actress trophy for <em>The Help<\/em>, and based on the current\u00a0Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe precursors, she could earn another nomination in the same category this year.<\/p>\n<p>The movie earned the prize, surpassing box-office forecasts and knocking <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em> from the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, it is estimated by a San Diego State University study that only 22 percent of 2015&#8217;s big-screen protagonists were female. It&#8217;s an honor for the cast of <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> to work towards busting that statistic.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer for\u00a0<em>Hidden Figures\u00a0<\/em>and catch it in theaters nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RK8xHq6dfAo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hidden Figures\u00a0is the first live-action, non-franchise film starring more than one female lead to hit No. 1 two weekends in a row since\u00a02011, when\u00a0The Help\u00a0took that honor. Both movies, curiously enough, star Octavla Spencer.\u00a0The Help found her sharing the screen with Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard. 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