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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.
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