At 49, Sandra Bullock tops the box office for a second week in a row in the space adventure "Gravity," defying Hollywood's former conventional wisdom that audiences won't go see an older woman in a leading role. These days, actresses in their 40s are turning that convention on its head. Once relegated to supporting roles -- Sally Field famously played Tom Hanks' mother in "Forrest Gump" when she was 47 -- this latest crop of actresses in their 40s are now center stage. "This is a great time for actresses over 40 -- maybe even a renaissance -- as audiences change and evolve," Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst for global media research company Rentrak, told ABC News. "It's good for Hollywood, it's good for the audience and it's obviously great for these ladies."
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