OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — “Twisters’” has been dubbed the blockbuster movie of the summer. It’s been doing well at the box office, but also in making a big economic impact on the state and the filming locations.
There were a lot of filming locations for the movie including Park Avenue in Oklahoma City, Chickasha, El Reno, Howe, Midwest City and Spencer.
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“Oklahoma is an emerging state in this industry, but we’re willing to roll up our sleeves and do what needs to be done to bring this new economic impact to our state,” said Hagan Hunter, the Executive VP of Studio Operations for Prairie Surf.
The Oklahoma City Film and Creative Industries Office said direct spending in the city was $42.6 million.
The office said once they use their model to measure the potential performance of the movie, it’s much higher going back to the city.
“The impact of that one film was $258 million,” said Jill Simpson, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma City Film and Creative Industries Office.