You have probably watched more Georgia-made blockbusters than you realize.
An updated Atlanta Journal-Constitution tally says 47 movies filmed at least partly in Georgia have crossed $100 million at the domestic box office since 2008, the same year Georgia expanded the tax-credit system that helped accelerate the state's rise as a major production center.
The biggest Georgia-connected box office hits
The top of the list is dominated by franchises that became global cultural events. The ten highest domestic grosses on the AJC list are:
- Avengers: Endgame — $858.4 million
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — $773.0 million
- Black Panther — $700.4 million
- Avengers: Infinity War — $678.8 million
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — $453.8 million
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — $424.7 million
- Captain America: Civil War — $408.1 million
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — $404.5 million
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — $359.0 million
- Superman — $354.2 million
The list stretches well beyond superhero movies. Georgia-connected productions include Hidden Figures, The Blind Side, Creed III, Baby Driver, Flight, Sully, Selma, multiple Fast & Furious titles and a long run of Tyler Perry releases.
The phrase that matters: filmed at least partly in Georgia
Not every movie on the list was produced entirely in Georgia. The AJC notes that some films shot only portions of principal photography here, while others used Georgia for reshoots or a limited number of scenes. That makes "filmed at least partly in Georgia" the accurate way to describe the group.
The box-office figures are domestic theatrical grosses and are not adjusted for inflation. They are useful for showing commercial scale, but they are not a ranking of total worldwide revenue or economic impact inside Georgia.
What the list says about Georgia
The more important Georgia story is the breadth of the production footprint. Since 2008, the state has become a repeat location for major studios and franchises, with production spending feeding an ecosystem of sound stages, crew work, equipment rentals, transportation, lodging, catering, post-production and other support businesses.
That does not mean every blockbuster leaves the same economic footprint, and debates over Georgia's film tax credit continue. But the box-office list makes one thing visible: Georgia is no longer an occasional backdrop. It has become part of the production infrastructure behind some of modern Hollywood's largest releases.
Georgia's film identity is not only about celebrities and red carpets. It is also about the studios, crews, vendors, locations and local businesses that make large-scale production possible.