Nationwide Trends
In June 2016, 18 permits were authorized on public land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for filming purposes. This is compared to 12 authorized in June 2015. 70 acres were acquired with these 18 authorized permits. That is a decrease of 145 acres in contrast to the 215 acres authorized in June 2015.
While 18 film site permits were authorized through the BLM in June, 21 permits were closed over the same month. This is a decrease of 19 permits as opposed to June 2015 when there were 40 closed permits. 113 acres were released with these 21 closed permits. This is 113,597.78 fewer acres released in June compared to the 113,710 released in the same month in 2015.
| June 2016 | June 2015 | Net | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorized Permit | 18 | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| Authorized Acres | 70 | 215 | 145 | 67.44% |
| Closed Permit | 21 | 40 | 19 | 47.5% |
| Closed Acres | 113 | 113,710 | 113,597.78 | 99.9% |
Chart 1: Authorized Permits By Year
in the United States Of America
State Trends
California, Nevada, and New Mexico are the three most active states when ranked by total authorized filming permits on public land overseen by the BLM. California is the most active state with 180 authorized permits, accounting for 78.95% of the overall filming permits in the United States. This is 169 more permits than Nevada, the second most active state, which hosts 11 filming permits and accounts for 4.82% of the overall filming permits in the United States. New Mexico has 0 fewer permit than Nevada, making it the third most active state, with 11 filming permits—4.82% of the authorized filming permits overseen by the BLM.
| State | June 2016 (Authorized Permits) |
|---|---|
| California | 180 |
| Nevada | 11 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 |
Chart 2: States By Authorized Permit
in the United States Of America
Closed Permits In June
California, Utah, and Nevada had the most closed BLM film site permits over the course of June 2016. California is distinguished by its 10 closed permits, the most closed that month and 7 more than June 2016. This is 2 more permits than Utah, which lost 8 film site permits—a decrease of 2 permits from last June. Nevada jettisoned 5 fewer permits than Utah. The 3 filming permits closed in Nevada are 9 fewer than June last year.
| State | June 2016 (Closed Permits) |
June 2015 (Closed Permits) |
Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 10 | 3 | 7 | 233.33% |
| Utah | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| Nevada | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75% |
County Trends
Closed Permits In June
Grand, Imperial, and Inyo counties had the most closed BLM film site permits over the course of June 2016. Grand County, Utah is distinguished by its 7 closed permits, the most closed that month and 2 more than June 2015. This is 1 more permits than Imperial County, California, which lost 6 film site permits—an increase of 6 permits from last June. Inyo County, California jettisoned 2 fewer permits than Imperial. The 4 filming permits closed in Inyo County are 3 more than June last year.
| County | June 2016 (Closed Permits) |
June 2015 (Closed Permits) |
Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand, Utah | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Imperial, California | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Inyo, California | 4 | 1 | 3 | 300% |
| Clark, Nevada | 3 | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| San Juan, Utah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
View Individual State Trends Reports
While this report focuses on those states and counties with the greatest amount of authorized permits or significant change in activity on public land, this is hardly to neglect the extensive activity occurring elsewhere. For more locally focused reports, complete with graphs and time series tables, visit any of our listed states below or search for a particular county’s trend report on The Film Locations™.
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*These reports are summarizing film site permits on public land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management and do not encompass sales or transfers occurring on private land.