Atlanta’s vaunted film industry continues to grow, posting a whopping $7.2 billion worth of economic impact in the state in fiscal year 2016. That number is double that of 2013, and looks to keep growing as powerhouse franchises such as Marvel choose to come to the Peach state. For the legislators and other officials who have worked on the tax breaks and other incentives to draw the industry here to Georgia, their ship is RISING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
