Two years after debuting on Broadway, Hamilton – a contemporary musical about immigrant-turned-Founding Father Alexander Hamilton – is grossing nearly $2 million a week. How did this hip-hop musical with an ultra-diverse cast become a cultural phenomenon both on-stage and off?

Eleven years after its debut, the Fast and Furious franchise is more lucrative than ever. The latest is the third film ever to break $1 billion in the box office. But is its success down to cars, girls and explosions? Or does it offer something no other franchise does – a cast as diverse as its audience?

Research suggests that the number of US minorities heading to the cinema increased in 2016. After a boycotting of the Oscars for the lack of diversity, the wider awareness and recognition of minority films and performers that has arisen since is drawing a more diverse audience to the big screen.

After a long history of underrepresentation in the movies, actors are calling out the industry and boycotting the Oscars. The screen is being scrutinised as a discriminatory space and with their own share of screentime, businesses will do well to ride the surging wave of emotional correctness.