‘Furious 7’ added nearly $50 million to Georgia’s film industry and economy.
The newly released ‘Furious 7’ movie generated more than $47 million to Georgia’s econmy, according to the AJC.
“The production of Universal Pictures’ FURIOUS 7 contributed over $47 million to Georgia’s economy in payments to local businesses and workers, according to new data released today as the film opens in theaters nationwide. The economic impact figures also detail that the production hired 7,500 local Georgians.
Universal Pictures’ FURIOUS 7 is the latest high-profile film to call Georgia home during production, benefiting a wide-array of local businesses across a number economic sectors. The overall spend for FURIOUS 7 includes over $15 million for hotels and nearly $5 million for hardware and lumber supplies. In particular, the production built a number of interior sets along with exterior green-screen sets in Norcross, Georgia. This includes sets used to shoot scenes taking place at an opulent Abu Dhabi penthouse, a cement factory, federal law enforcement headquarters, and even scenes featuring a stealth helicopter. [AJC]
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‘Furious 7’ is on track to break records this weekend. According to reports, ‘Furious 7’ is on it’s way to be the biggest box office movie of 2015.
Earlier, they were predicting $115 to $125 million — and even those projections were turning heads in Hollywood.
The film is sure to have the biggest opening of 2015 to date, pretty easily overtaking February’s $85 million opening of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
A $130 to $140 million box office total would also drive right by last year’s $95 million opening of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” — which was, until now, April’s biggest opening ever. [CNN Money]
Since the first ‘Fast and Furious’ movie hit theaters, the franchise has made over $2 billion worldwide.
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