The Biggest Box Office Hits Filmed in Each State

Illinois: The Dark Knight

Chicago is frequently used as the city of choice for fictional movie cities like Gotham and Metropolis. The Dark Knight tops the list for Illinois, but it’s in good company with The Breakfast Club, High Fidelity, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Field of Dreams.

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The More You Know

  • The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.
  • In Iron Man/Avengers, J.A.R.V.I.S is an acronym for “Just A Rather Very Intelligent System.”
  • Disney turned down the chance to make Back to the Future claiming the mother/son relationship was too risqué.
  • It took only 8 days to film "The Blair Witch Project".
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