Friday, July 24, 2015

What Were The Highest-Grossing Movies Filmed In Each State?






BuzzFeed / Hunter Schwarz and Chris Ritter




Using data from IMDbPro and Box Office Mojo, BuzzFeed has mapped out the top-grossing domestic movies filmed in each state.


Forrest Gump, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and The Avengers make the most appearances, with four states each. The Transformers franchise appears more than any other, with nine appearances between its three films.


Shia LaBeouf is the actor with the most films that made the map, with nine, for his role as Sam Witwicky in the Transformers franchise. Robert Downey Jr. appears in six states for his role as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 and The Avengers. Tom Hanks appears five times for his role as Forrest Gump and Chuck Noland in Cast Away.


The top-grossing movie filmed in the United States is Avatar — filmed in California and Hawaii — which grossed $760 million in the U.S. The lowest-grossing movie to make the map is Fargo, which was filmed in North Dakota and Minnesota and grossed only $24 million in the U.S.


There are only 13 states with a movie where no filming was done in California.




Alabama: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby





Released in 2006

Grossed $148 million in U.S. and $158 million worldwide

Scenes filmed at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

Scenes also filmed in North Carolina




Alaska: Transformers





Released in 2007

Grossed $318 million in the U.S. and $709 million worldwide

Aerial photography filmed in Columbia Bay, Ala.

Scenes also filmed in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, and Oklahoma




Arizona: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen





Released in 2009

Grossed $402 million in the U.S. and $836 worldwide

Airplane boneyard scene filmed in Tucson, Ariz.

Scenes also filmed in California, China, Egypt, France, Jordan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.




Arkansas: Gone with the Wind





Filmed in 1939

Grossed $198 million in the U.S. and $390 worldwide

Opening credit scenes filmed in North Little Rock, Ark.

Scenes also filmed in California




California: Avatar





Released in 2009

Grossed $760 million in the U.S. and $2.7 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Los Angeles, El Segundo, and Playa Vista, Calif.

Scenes also filmed in Hawaii and New Zealand




Colorado: Independence Day





Released in 1996

Grossed $306 million in the U.S. and $811 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Scenes also filmed in Australia, California, Egypt, Georgia, Iceland, Indiana, Kenya, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Sweden, Texas, and Utah




Connecticut: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull





Released in 2008

Grossed $317 million in the U.S. and $783 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Bridgeport, Essex, and New Haven, Conn.

Scenes also filmed in Argentina, Brazil, California, Hawaii, and New Mexico




Delaware: The Village





Released in 2004

Grossed $114 million in the U.S. and $255 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Centerville, Del.

Scenes also filmed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania




Florida: Iron Man 3





Released in 2013

Grossed $408 million in the U.S. and $1.22 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Miami

Scenes also filmed in California and North Carolina




Georgia: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire





Released in 2013

Grossed $422 million in the U.S. and $826 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Atlanta

Scenes also filmed in California, Hawaii, and New Jersey




Hawaii: Avatar





Released in 2009

Grossed $760 million in the U.S. and $2.7 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed on the islands of Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Hawaii

Scenes also filmed in California and New Zealand




Idaho: Wild Wild West





Released in 1999

Grossed $113 million in the U.S. and $217 worldwide

Scenes filmed in Pierce, Idaho

Scenes also filmed in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Utah




Illinois: The Dark Knight





Released in 2008

Grossed $533 million in the U.S. and $1 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Chicago

Scenes also filmed in California, England, and Hong Kong




Indiana: Transformers: Dark of the Moon





Released in 2011

Grossed $352 million in the U.S. and $1.12 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Gary, Ind.

Scenes also filmed in California, Cambodia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Russia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C.




Iowa: Twister





Released in 1996

Grossed $241 million in the U.S. and $494 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Ames, Boone, Eldora, Rippey, and Whitten, Iowa

Scenes also filmed in California and Oklahoma




Kansas: Dances with Wolves





Released in 1990

Grossed $184 million in the U.S. and $424 worldwide

Scenes filmed in Fort Hays, Kan.

Scenes also filmed in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming




Kentucky: Rain Man





Released in 1988

Grossed $172 million in the U.S. and $354 worldwide

Scenes filmed in Covington, Newport, Silver Grove, and Melbourne, Ky.

Scenes also filmed in California, Indiana, Nevada, Ohio, and Oklahoma




Louisana: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2





Released in 2012

Grossed $292 million in the U.S. and $812 worldwide

Scenes filmed in Baton Rouge, La.

Scenes also filmed in Brazil and Canada




Maine: Forrest Gump





Released in 1994

Grossed $329 in the U.S. and $679 worldwide

Scenes filmed in Pemaquid and Port Clyde, Maine

Scenes also filmed in Arizona, California, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina, and South Carolina




Maryland: Wedding Crashers





Released in 2005

Grossed $209 million in the U.S. and $282 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Assateague Island National Shore and St. Michaels, Md.

Scenes also filmed in California and Washington, D.C.




Massachusetts: Transformers





Released in 2007

Grossed $318 million in the U.S. and $709 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Boston

Scenes also filmed in Arizona, California, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, and Oklahoma




Michigan: Transformers: Dark of the Moon





Released in 2011

Grossed $352 million in the U.S. and $1.12 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Detroit and Rochester, Mich.

Scenes also filmed in California, Cambodia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Russia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C.




Minnesota: Grumpier Old Men





Released in 1995

Grossed $69 million in the U.S. and $75 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Afton, Minneapolis, Stillwater, St. Croix, and St. Paul, Minn.




Mississippi: The Help





Released in 2011

Grossed $169 million in the U.S. and $211 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Clarksdale, Greenwood, and Jackson, Miss.




Missouri: Silence of the Lambs





Released in 1991

Grossed $130 million in the U.S. and $272 million worldwide

Scenes filmed at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis

Scenes also filmed in the Bahamas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia




Montana: Forrest Gump





Released in 1994

Grossed $329 in the U.S. and $679 worldwide

Scenes filmed at Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Glacier National Park, Mont.

Scenes also filmed in Arizona, California, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Utah




Nebraska: Dances with Wolves





Released in 1990

Grossed $184 million in the U.S. and $424 worldwide

Scenes filmed in unnamed locations in Nebraska

Scenes also filmed in Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming




Nevada: Transformers





Released in 2007

Grossed $318 million in the U.S. and $709 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, and Valley of Fire State Park

Scenes also filmed in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, and Oklahoma




New Hampshire: Jumanji





Released in 1995

Grossed $100 million in the U.S. and $264 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Keene and Swanzey, N.H.

Scenes also filmed in Canada and Maine




New Jersey: Dark Knight Rises





Released in 2012

Grossed $448 million in the U.S. and $1 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Newark, N.J.

Scenes also filmed in California, England, India, Italy, New York, and Pennsylvania




New Mexico: Avengers





Released in 2012

Grossed $623 million in the U.S. and $1.5 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Albuquerque, N.M.

Scenes also filmed in California, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania




New York: Avengers





Released in 2012

Grossed $623 million in the U.S. and $1.5 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in New York City and Bethpage, Long Island

Scenes also filmed in California, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania




North Carolina: Iron Man 3





Released in 2013

Grossed $408 million in the U.S. and $1.22 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Cary, Currie, Kenansville, Oak Island, and Rose Hill, N.C.

Scenes also filmed in California and Florida




North Dakota: Fargo





Released in 1996

Grossed $24 million in the U.S. and $49 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Bathgate, Fargo, Grafton, Grand Forks, and Hallock, N.D.

Scenes also filmed in Minnesota




Ohio: Avengers





Released in 2012

Grossed $623 million in the U.S. and $1.5 billion worldwide

Scenes filmed in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Parma, Sandusky, Wilmington, and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Scenes also filmed in California, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania




Oklahoma: Transformers





Released in 2007

Grossed $318 million in the U.S. and $709 million worldwide

Aerial photography filmed at Tinker Air Force Base

Scenes also filmed in Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, and Nevada




Oregon: Independence Day





Released in 1996

Grossed $306 million in the U.S. and $811 million worldwide

Scenes filmed in Grants Pass, Ore.

Scenes also filmed in Australia, California, Colorado, Egypt, Georgia, Iceland, Indiana, Kenya, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Sweden, Texas, and Utah




Pennsylvania: Avengers




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