Overview
- Quarterly industry data show California hosted 71 productions with $1.356 billion in spend in Q4 2025, narrowly ahead of New York’s 63 productions and $1.075 billion.
- ProdPro’s latest figures indicate California saw 20% fewer projects and a 22% decline in spending year over year for the period cited.
- FilmLA reports total Los Angeles shoot days fell to 19,694 last year, with feature, television and commercial activity each posting double-digit percentage declines.
- Governor Gavin Newsom raised the state’s film and TV tax credits to $750 million annually, and local officials are pursuing permitting and fee changes, including proposals outlined by Mayor Karen Bass’s office.
- Studios are expanding outside California, with Netflix, Paramount and Lionsgate striking major New Jersey facility deals, as states such as Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico and Illinois increase their pull; ProdPro estimates total U.S. production spend fell 8% to $41.8 billion, and reporting suggests California could be losing over $1 billion in production spending to competitors.