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'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Reclaims Top Spot At Box Office 'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Reclaims Top Spot At Box Office
'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Reclaims Top Spot At Box Office “A Quiet Place” continued to make a lot of noise at the box office jumping back to first place domestically over the weekend, beating out Amy Schumer's new comedy “I Feel Pretty." According to comScore, the John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt thriller filmed in the Hudson Valley, scored $22 million over the weekend, beating out the blockbuster "Rampage." That makes the movie, filmed mostly in Pawling, the second highest-grossing picture of the year to date making $132,358,711, overall, behind "Black Panther," which sits at $681,084,109, according to comSco…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Makes Noise With $50M Debut 'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Makes Noise With $50M Debut
'A Quiet Place,' Filmed In Hudson Valley, Makes Noise With $50M Debut "A Quiet Place," the John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt thriller filmed in the Hudson Valley, made a lot of noise at the box office, scoring a huge $50.3 million opening over the weekend. That makes the movie, filmed mostly in Pawling, the second highest-grossing picture of the year to date, behind "Black Panther," which opened in February. The "mostly silent" film tells the story of a family of four who must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threatens their survival. Since its debut at the annual film fes…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Movie Filmed In Hudson Valley Contributed Over $21M To State Economy New Movie Filmed In Hudson Valley Contributed Over $21M To State Economy
New Movie Filmed In Hudson Valley Contributed Over $21M To State Economy Production of Paramount Pictures’ Hudson Valley-based supernatural thriller "A Quiet Place," was a booming success for New York’s economy,  according to the studio.  The film, starring husband-and-wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, follows a family trying to silently escape mysterious creatures that hunt by sound, generated more than $21 million in local economic activity and contributed over $12.5 million in wages to more than 600 local workers, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. "A Quiet Place" will be available in theatres starting Friday, April…

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by Kathy Reakes
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See It? Commercial For Movie Made In Hudson Valley Airs During Super Bowl See It? Commercial For Movie Made In Hudson Valley Airs During Super Bowl
See It? Commercial For Movie Made In Hudson Valley Airs During Super Bowl The Hudson Valley was on display in one of the premier commercial slots on Sunday's telecast of LII on NBC and many residents in the area may not have even realized it. A trailer for a movie filmed in Dutchess County was the first commercial that aired following singer Pink's rendition of the national anthem.  Paramount Pictures' “A Quiet Place," a supernatural horror film, was produced last year in Dover and Pawling. The film is produced by Michael Bay (“Transformers”) and his Platinum Dunes’ partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller ("Ouija," "The Purge," "The Te…

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by Joe Lombardi