The Entertainment Industry in Georgia

• Travel and tourism generated $79.7B in total economic impact in Georgia (2023).
   

• A typical movie on location spends an average of $50,000-$250,000 per day in the local economy, creating jobs and supporting the local hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, retail). 
   

• A one-hour television episode on location generates up to $150,000 per day.
   

• The video gaming industry in Georgia stimulated almost $400B in economic output from 2017-2021.
   

• Music concerts and live entertainment generated $2.7B in total economic impact in Georgia (2021).

​

• Georgia moves to #2 in U.S. film stage space (2023).

​​

• Film and television as productions spent $4.1B in Georgia (2023).
   

• Over 45,000 direct jobs are created in Georgia from the film and television industry alone. 
   

• Videogame productions invested over $260M in Georgia from 2017-2021.
   

• From July 2022 through June 2023, Georgia hosted 390 productions, including: 31 feature films, 55 independent films, 241 television and episodic productions, 40 commercials, and 23 music videos. 
   

• Travel and tourism supports approximately 422,600 jobs directly and indirectly in Georgia (2021).
   

• Travel and tourism generated more than $4.2B in state and local tax revenue in Georgia (2021).
   

• Total jobs support by the music industry in Georgia is 45,122.
   

• Concerts and live entertainment created 24,124 jobs in Georgia (2019).
   

• New Georgia tax revenue generated from the video gaming tax credits equated to almost $13M. 
   

• Total state and local taxes generated from concerts and live entertainment was $113M (2019).