The Numbers Business Report: where are the studios making their movies?
June 2, 2025
Recent talk of movie tariffs and tax incentives has focused on “runaway productions” filming outside Los Angeles, California, and the United States. While recent political events have elevated the discussion, it’s a trend that started over 30 years ago, when Louisiana signed their first tax incentives into law in 1992. Today, nearly every state offers some sort of incentive program. California offers a tax credit of 20% to 25%, and is looking to expand its funding, while Georgia offers a base credit of 20% to 30%, dependent on the production including the “Made in Georgia” logo in its film credits.
In the latest issue of The Numbers Business Report, we take a closer look at two fundamental questions driving today’s global production landscape: who is spending money on film production, and where are they spending it? To answer these, we analyzed data from OpusData, focusing specifically on two key variables: our “filming location (country)” keywords and production budgets, covering the period from 2020 to 2025.
Bringing film production “back home” in a meaningful way will take coordinated effort across studios, unions, and all levels of government. In this issue, we break down the data on where major films are being shot, which studios are leading the trend, and what it would actually cost to bring that production back to the U.S. Spoiler alert: it won’t come cheap.
Also in this edition...
An updated estimate for Q1’s average ticket price, showing a modest year-over-year increase despite lower overall attendance.
We have our final pre-release predictions for all of June’s wide releases, including From the World of John Wick: Ballerina and How to Train Your Dragon (among many others), along with our full 2025 prediction.
Our domestic and international release schedules cover all films being released domestically over the next month, and all major international releases in 15 territories, organized by date and by movie.
For the home market, we have a monthly update on the theatrical window for new releases, including trend analysis. We’ve also added information on what films are available or coming soon to streaming services.
On the talent front, we include Bankability values for the top 250 creative talents in the business, expanding our unique perspective on the people in front of, and behind the camera.
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