Jul 8, 2025 - Business
The 10 highest-grossing movies filmed in Cleveland
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Robert Downey Jr. led the cast of 2012's "The Avengers." The film's climactic battle scene was shot in Cleveland. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Warner Bros. has high hopes for "Superman" at the box office.
The intrigue: Previous Superman films like 2013's "Man of Steel" ($670 million worldwide) and 2016's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($874 million) were blockbusters.
- Should the latest movie reach those heights, it would rank among the highest-grossing films ever shot in Cleveland.
The big picture: No. 1 on that list is 2012's "The Avengers."
- Its epic "Battle of New York" scene was shot downtown.
The other side: Box office isn't everything.
- Movies like "A Christmas Story" and "The Shawshank Redemption" were filmed in Northeast Ohio without much fanfare, but have since become iconic.
