Highest Grossing Film Out Of Montana Will Blow Your Mind

How did we not know this movie was partially filmed in Montana? Was our childhood a lie?

Movie Business in Montana

The movie business in Montana has been booming lately.

Big Sky Country has seen several high-profile and independent film productions come to Montana. Everything from horror to westerns to dramatic movies has set up shop in Montana.

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Montana used to see film productions rarely. Even though there were some classic films shot here, like A River Runs Through It, Legends of The Fall, and more.

Montana has gone to great lengths to become more attractive for film and TV productions. The results are more jobs for locals, and businesses are attracting more customers.

Films Making Money in Montana

Films shot in Montana are mostly arthouse films that won't make billions of dollars, but a few have made hundreds of millions.

The one film that comes to mind is Dances With Wolves.

Dances With Wolves made over $400 million and was shot all over Montana. It's a classic and stars cinema legend Kevin Costner.

You would think that is the highest-grossing film set or filmed in Montana, right?

WRONG!

The highest-grossing film out of Montana will blow your mind.

Highest-Grossing Film From Montana

The highest-grossing film from Montana is...The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

You might ask, isn't this movie primarily filmed in England or set in a fantasy realm?

You're right, but USDish says this movie is the highest-grossing movie out of Montana.

We did some research and have our answer. The film's 2nd Unit came to Montana and shot several landscape scenes in Glacier National Park.

None of the actors were in Montana, but the film did have some scenes in Big Sky Country.

Should this count as the highest-grossing movie in Montana? It's a valid question.