NEW JERSEY

The motion picture and television industry is directly responsible for more than:

18,510+ JOBS

INCLUDING
$2.48+ BILLION IN WAGES

in the state of New Jersey

6,040+ JOBS

related to production (including local productions such as broadcasting, in addition to any major studio production)

12,470+ JOBS

related to distributing movies, television and other video content to consumers

58,190+ JOBS

including indirect and induced impact on local vendors and other businesses, calculated using BEA's RIMS II economic model

FILM & TV SPOTLIGHT
2024
24 Films *

Films include:

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)*, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) and Song Sung Blue (2025)*
28 TV series *

TV series include:

Before*, Diarra from Detroit*, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2023
21 Films *

Films include:

A Complete Unknown (2024)*, Mean Girls (2024)*, and Riff Raff (2024)
23 TV series *

TV series include:

A Murder at the End of the World*, The Equalizer*, and Wu-Tang: An American Saga

New Jersey offers a 30% (35% in certain counties) corporate tax credit for motion picture and television production expenditures. In 2025, the New Jersey Hiring Bonus was introduced and productions can receive an additional 4% on qualified expenses. Productions must incur at least 60% of film production expenses in-state or more than $1 million in qualified expenses, with an annual cap of $100 million per fiscal year. For more information, please visit the New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission.

 

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