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Blockbuster Move: Netflix Transforms Fort Monmouth into $1 Billion East Coast Production Hub

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Netflix is Building ‘Hollywood East’ in NJ: The $1 Billion Fort Monmouth Studio is Set to Change Everything

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

OCEANPORT, NJ – New Jersey is officially reclaiming its title as a pioneer in the entertainment industry. Netflix, the undisputed market leader in streaming with over 300 million subscribers, is making a monumental $1 billion investment to convert the former U.S. Army base, Fort Monmouth, into a massive, state-of-the-art film and television production campus.

This development is poised to redefine the East Coast’s entertainment landscape, promising a surge in job creation, billions in economic output, and a dramatic boost to the local economy in Monmouth County.

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Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 Breaks Records in New Jersey: $152.5M Spent Filming Across 31 Towns

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood, NJ — Adam Sandler’s long-awaited sequel, Happy Gilmore 2, has become New Jersey’s biggest film production to date, with a staggering $152.5 million qualified spend during its 64 days of filming across the Garden State, according to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission.

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