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There really aren't many female lead blockbuster movies. Most of that has to do with the fact that the few there are (with a few obvious exceptions like Alien and Terminator) are usually received poorly. It all has to do with our society and the fact that most men don't seem to be able to "identify" with a female lead character. I honestly don't understand why that is, but it's definitely true, especially among younger men.
Another big issue is that female characters are rarely ever written well in those kinds of movies. We usually end up with the overly masculine heroine who's essentially just a dude with a vagina because Hollywood doesn't seem to understand how to make a character a badass without making them a caricature of what society deems "manly." Not that more masculine acting women don't exist, but the fact that that is pretty much all we get (again with some exceptions) doesn't help lift the stigma.
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