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Agreed, Star Wars is Star Wars for girls, or at least it is for my daughters now. I suppose they are meaning that it was a significant movie that resonated with a particular generation with enduring appeal, and in some way redefined movie making in its time, but if that's the case then I am not sure Dirty Dancing is deserving of such a label. Based on the preferences of many of the women I know, I'd put Grease ahead of it in those stakes, though I may not be qualified to offer an opinion, being a bloke.
lol! I suppose I just tend to think of the specific circumstances of Star Wars where a low budget movie that was essentially a retelling of some basic myths but set in "space" managed to grab the attention of so many even before it came out. I don't think I can think of any movie at all that compares. Not to the extent of there being international clubs and conventions and new generations being continually reintroduced.
Another movie that is hugely popular with women is Ghost (again starring Patrick Swayze).
The Harry Potter, Twilight, and Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit movies have been extremely popular, there's even a Harry Potter theme park and there isn't a Star Wars one (Yet! Disney does apparently have big plans for one.) Hunger Games is attempting to do it too, but I don't think it will be as successful.
If you go outside movies, the Angry Birds seems to be massively popular - there's the various games, all sorts of merchandise (including of course the Angry Birds Star Wars), planned theme parks and an animated movie in the works.
LOL, same here, now that I reflect on it, although if I count the cat it evens the score. He's black and white, kinda like a furry stormtrooper, which might count for something?