Hidden Figures is a low to medium budget Hollywood film with a budget of £25 million produced by Fox 2000

It had large appeal as it was released at the same time as a resurgence of feminists and black lives matter. This film promotes both and as it is a radical text, and available to new audiences, whilst guaranteeing viewership through their established loyalty as a Hollywood conglomerate

The seen increase in indie films is due to the high potential profit margin due available, as a result of their low production cost and high revenue, sometimes matching large budget films. This is causing a shift in the film industry as more radical films are being released, providing a wider variety of perspectives to the world. Although, most of the films are still backed by major conglomerates, such as Fox 2000 who still majorly support reactionary films and narratives, but incorparate diversity.

These sort of films weren’t previously taken on by major conglomerates as it had the space for backlash, and could therefore cause problems with shareholders and partners and damage the business.