The state of Georgia saw a major boost in film production after it passed generous tax credits in 2008.
Here are the top domestic grossing films released in movie theaters since that year, using www.boxofficemojo for box office totals. (I have been regularly updating this list since 2018.)
Not surprisingly, superhero films, along with plenty of sequels and remakes, dominate the top of the chart. So far, 47 films have broached the magic $100 million mark domestically.
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Credit: WARNER BROS./AP
The top-grossing Tyler Perry film hit $90 million. (Perry now exclusively releases films on Netflix or Amazon.)
Only a few of the films below would be considered “prestige” Oscar bait e.g. “Selma,” “42,” “The Blind Side,“ “Flight” and ‘First Man.”
These numbers are not adjusted for inflation.
The parentheticals are the Rotten Tomatoes critical ratings with any number above 60 considered good.
Some films were only partially shot in Georgia such as “Jungle Cruise,” “Bugonia,” “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Ford vs. Ferrari.” Some only did reshoots or a small percentage of scenes in Georgia such as “Thor,” “Karate Kid: Legends” and “Gemini Man.”
The most popular movie for critics include “Selma” (98% positive) followed closely by “Black Panther” (97%). Others liked by more than 90 percent of critics included “Weapons,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Hidden Figures,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and “Baby Driver.”
Only one film was disliked by more than 90 percent of critics: “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” (6%). Films that more than 80 percent of critics gave a thumbs down to were mostly comedies: both “Ride Along” films, “Identity Thief,” “Let’s Be Cops,” Parental Guidance,” “Divergent: Allegiant,” “Baywatch,” “Temptation,” “Blended,” “Dirty Grandpa” and “The Watch.”
This list features every film I could think of that grossed at least $35 million domestically (no adjustment for inflation) and was released in theaters since 2008. (If I missed one, please email me at rodney.ho@ajc.com and I’ll add it.)
This cut off means a few notable films such as “Richard Jewell” ($22,345,542), “Respect” ($24,278,399), “Dear Evan Hansen” ($15,002,646), “Fly Me to the Moon” ($20,542,222), “Bugonia” ($17,692,390) and “Doctor Sleep” ($31,581,712) didn’t make the list.
Several films that had the budgets to land in movie theaters navigated to streaming only, including “Coming 2 America” and “The Tomorrow War” on Amazon Prime, “Ghosted” on Apple TV+, “Red Notice” on Netflix and “Greenland,” on HBO Max.
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Credit: TNS
Top domestic grossing films since 2008 filmed at least in part in Georgia (parenthetical is Rotten Tomatoes critics rating)
- “Avengers: Endgame,” 2019, $858,373,000 (94%)
- “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” 2021, $772,966,707 (94%)
- “Black Panther,” 2018, $700,426,566 (97%)
- “Avengers: Infinity War,” 2018, $678,815,482 (87%)
- “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” 2022, $453,829,060 (84%)
- “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” 2013, $424,668,047 (89%)
- “Captain America: Civil War,” 2016, $408,084,349 (91%)
- “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” 2017, $404,515,480 (76%)
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ 2023, $358,995,815(81%)
- “Superman,” 2025, $354,223,803 (83%)
- “Fast & Furious 7,” 2015, $353,007,020 (80%)
- “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,” 2014, $337,135,885 (67%)
- “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” 2017, $334,201,140 (92%)
- “Jumanji: The Next Level,” 2019, $320,314,960 (71%)
- “Thor: Ragnarok,” 2017, $315,058,289 (92%)
- “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,” 2015, $281,723,902 (70%)
- “The Blind Side,” 2009, $255,959,475 (67%)
- “The Fate of the Furious,” 2017, $226,008,385 (66%)
- “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” 2018, $216,644,740 (88%)
- “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” 2023, $214,504,909 (45%)
- “Fast Five,” 2011, $209,837,675 (77%)
- “Bad Boys for Life,” 2020, $206,305,244 (75%)
- “Captain America: Brave New World,” 2025, $200,500,001 (48%)
- “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” 2024, $193,573,217 (64%)
- “Thunderbolts” 2025, $190,274,328 (88%)
- “Black Widow,” 2021, $183,651,655 (80%)
- “Ant-Man,’ 2015, $180,202,163 (82%)
- “Hidden Figures,” 2016, $169,607,287 (93%)
- “Black Adam,” 2022, $165,152,111 (38%)
- “Creed III,” 2023, $156,157,957 (89%)
- “Weapons,” 2025, $151,550,044 (94%)
- “X-Men: First Class,” 2011, $146,408,305 (86%)
- “Ride Along,” 2014, $134,938,200 (19%)
- “Identity Thief,” 2013, 134,506,920 (19%)
- “Divergent: Insurgent,” 2015, $130,179,072 (41%)
- “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” 2013, $127,352,707 (75%)
- “Moana” (live action), 2026, $125,700,179 (32%)
- “Sully,” 2016, $125,070,033 (86%)
- “Scream 7,” 2026 $121,935,967 (31%)
- “Ford vs. Ferrari,” 2019, $117,624,357 (92%)
- “Jungle Cruise, 2021, $116,987,516 (63%)
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” 2019, $110,500,138, (41%)
- “Scary Movie 6,” 2026, $108,277,762 (24%)
- “Baby Driver,” 2017, $107,825,862 (93%)
- “Pitch Perfect 3,” 2017, $104,897,530 (32%)
- “The Mule,” 2018, $103,804,407 (69%)
- “Passengers,” 2016, $100,014,699 (31%)
- “Rampage,” 2018, $99,345,950 (52%)
- “Red One,” 2024, $96,461,176 (31%)
- “42,” 2013, $95,020,213 (79%)
- “Flight,” 2012, $93,773,375 (78%)
- “Ride Along 2,” 2016, $91,221,830 (13%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail,” 2009, $90,508,336 (28%)
- “The Accountant,” 2016, $86,260,045 (52%)
- “Dumb and Dumber To,” 2014, $86,208,010 (29%)
- “Let’s Be Cops” 2014, $82,390,774 (18%)
- “Goosebumps,” 2015, $80,080,379 (76%)
- “Parental Guidance,” 2012, $77,267,296 (17%)
- “Night School,” 2018, $76,885,785 (29%)
- “Zombieland,” 2019, $75,590,286 (90%)
- “A Madea Family Funeral,” 2019, $73,257,045 (12%)
- “Boo! A Madea Halloween,’ 2016, $73,206,343 (23%)
- “Zombieland: Double Tap,” 2019, $73,123,082 (67%)
- “A Bad Moms Christmas,” 2017, $72,110,659 (29%)
- “Game Night,” 2018, $69,179,066 (83%)
- “The House With the Clock in Its Walls,” 2018, $68,549,695 (66%)
- “Civil War,” 2024, $68,603,430 (81%)
- “Haunted Mansion,” 2023, $67,653,287 (39%)
- “Instant Family,” 2018, $67,363,237 (82%)
- “Magic Mike XXL,” 2015, $66,013,057 (65%)
- “Divergent: Allegiant,” 2016, $66,184,051 (12%)
- “The Exorcist: Believer” 2023, $65,537,395 (22%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection,” 2012, $65,653,242 (20%)
- “Halloween Ends,” 2022, $64,079,860 (40%)
- “Last Vegas,” 2013, $63,914,167 (45%)
- “The Boss,” 2016, $63,285,885 (22%)
- “Prisoners,” 2013, $61,002,302 (82%)
- “The Color Purple,” 2023, $60,691,191 (87%)
- “Blockers,” 2018, $60,147,900 (83%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” 2010, $60,095,852 (27%)
- “Vacation,” 2015, $58,884,188 (26%)
- “Baywatch,” 2017, $58,060,186 (18%)
- “Shazam!: Fury of the Gods,” 2023, $57,638,006 (49%)
- “American Reunion,” 2012, $57,011,521 (44%)
- “The Suicide Squad,”2021, $55,817,425 (90%)
- “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” 2016, $55,455,765 (63%)
- “Office Christmas Party,” 2016, $54,767,494(41%)
- “What Men Want,” 2019, $54,611,903 (44%)
- “Tag,” 2018, $54,210,515 (55%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family,” 2011, $53,345,287 (37%)
- “Life of the Party,” 2018, $52,856,061 (38%)
- “The Naked Gun,” 2025, $52,647,396 (88%)
- “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas,”2013, $52,543,354 (20%)
- “Karate Kid: Legends,” 2025, $52,547,391 (58%)
- “Footloose,” 2011, $51,802,724 (69%)
- “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” 2009, $51,733,921 (63%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor,” 2013, $51,975,354 (15%)
- “American Made,” 2017, $51,342,000 (86%)
- “Regretting You,” 2025, $48,852,948 (27%)*
- “Gemini Man,” 2019, $48,546,770 (25%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” 2017, $47,319,572 (6%)
- “Goosebumps 2,” 2018, $46,489,581 (47%)
- “Blended,” 2014, $46,294,610 (14%)
- “Hall Pass, 2011, $45,060,734 (34%)
- “Den of Thieves,” 2018, $44,947,622 (41%)
- “First Man,” 2018, $44,936,545 (88%)
- “All Eyez On Me,” 2017, $44,922,302 (17%)
- “The Internship,”2013,, $44,672,764 (35%)
- “Three Stooges,”2012, $44,338,224 (51%)
- “Need for Speed,” 2014, $43,577,636 (22%)
- “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony,” 2018, $43,537,768 (23%)
- “Uncle Drew,” 2018, $42,469,946 (65%)
- “What To Expect When You’re Expecting,” 2012, $41,152,203 (22%)
- “Love, Simon,” 2018, $40,826,341 (92%)
- “Little,” 2019, $40,673,960 (45%)
- “The Crazies,” 2010, $39,123,589 (71%)
- “The End of Oak Street,” 2026, $38,000,000 (86%)*
- “Lawless,” 2012, $37,400,127 (67%)
- “The 15:17 to Paris,” 2018, $36,250,957 (25%)
- “Mile 22,” 2018, $36,108,758 (23%)
- “Trouble With the Curve,” 2012, $37,763,137 (51%)
- “Just Mercy,” 2019, $36,001,502 (85%)
- “Dirty Grandpa,” 2016, $35,593,113 (11%)
- “The Watch,” 2102, $35,353,000 (17%)
* The film is still in theaters and the box office total is not complete
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Credit: Jennifer Brett
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