The Biggest Box Office Hits Filmed in Each State

There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home… especially when a movie was filmed right in your neck of the woods.

We’ve compiled a list of the best movies filmed in each state of the U.S. of A., then you’ll at least have a fun fact to share at your next office ice-breaker.

What were some of the best films shot in the U.S., on a state-by-state basis? Let’s run through the list, beginning alphabetically...

Alabama: Big Fish

Big Fish was filmed almost entirely in Montgomery, Alabama. This Tim Burton film was unique in its overall optimistic father-son story. The Heart of Dixie certainly has its crowning cinematic moment with this movie.

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The More You Know

  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
  • Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, actually shaved his trademark mustache off so Tom Hardy could wear it during the filming of "Bronson", which was based on his life in prison.
  • The location of Tony Stark’s mansion in Iron Man is the same cliff from Planet of the Apes where the Statue of Liberty is sticking out from the sand.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
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