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The top filming locations in Canada, according to IMDb.com New compilation from the database charts the most popular places movies and TV shows were shot in each country Photo by Getty Images

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Article content We’re not sure of their motivation, but NetCredit — a personal finance company — has done an exhaustive study of the favourite places where movies are filmed. It must have been a lot of work, because on top of their regular offering of “budgeting tips, important insights and trustworthy resources to help you move forward financially,” the company has gone to great lengths to research something you wouldn’t think was in their purview. They identified the many “Hey, I recognize that place” spots in every country in the world. NetCredit used the IMDb Advanced Search feature, selected movies from Jan. 1, 1900 through to Dec. 31, 2020 that had data about filming locations and counted the number of appearances of each location in each country. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or The top filming locations in Canada, according to IMDb.com Back to video Globally, on the IMDb list, they found just four countries had film locations with credits on more than 100 productions: U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Afghanistan. Not every movie is a Hollywood film or a top money-maker.

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Article content Photo by Getty Images / PST In Canada, the most-filmed places are, in order: Niagara Falls, a highly cinematic landscape, with a “thundering” 142 movie credits to its name. (Alas, NetCredit’s map of top locations for North America places the Falls in the Yukon, and on its corresponding world map, in Northern Quebec. But ya gotta think, if so many directors were able to get there ….) (Niagara, Superman 2)

Banff National Park in Alberta, with 71 credits (Dr. Strangelove, Due South)

University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, with 51 credits (three X-Men movies)

Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., with 50 credits (Deadpool 1 and 2, Riverdale)

University of Toronto, with 41 credits (Goodwill Hunting, Cocktail, Total Recall). Photo by Carmine Marinelli/Vancouver 24hours/QMI Agency The most-filmed location in the world is Central Park in New York City, with 532 movie credits. The first film that acknowledged Central Park was released in 1900 and, creatively, it was called In Central Park. California claimed eight of the Top 10 filming locations in the U.S., with Times Square filling out the list. Photo by Diliff/Wikipedia Europe’s No. 1 location is Trafalgar Square in London, England, with 131 credits. The spacious square with its fountains, black lions and the Admiral Nelson statue does indeed seem to be part of every “now here we are in London” montage. Don’t forget this goes back 120 years, so more current films with landmarks such as the Gherkin, the Eye or the Shard are as yet relatively low on the list. The most-credited location outside of Europe and North America is Kabul in Afghanistan, with 113 credits.

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Article content Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands and Chile’s Atacama Desert vied for top spot in South America. Somewhat predictably, France’s most filmed location is at the Eiffel Tower, while St. Mark’s Square is Italy’s busiest location and Moscow’s Red Square is Russia’s most-used film location. Israel is most often captured on film at Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, Dubai draws film crews — such as that for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol — to the Burj Khalifa, and the Taj Mahal has been India’s go-to film location. Dakar in Senegal is Africa’s most popular filming spot. Another of its popular locations is Egypt’s Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor. Ranked as Canada’s favourite film locations in spots six to 10 were: Parkwood Estates in Oshawa, Ont., where automobile manufacturer Sam McLaughlin had his mansion and formal gardens, has been used for films and TV shows, often set in the Art Deco era (Murdoch Mysteries, X-Men, Hollywoodland)

For subway scenes, Lower Bay Station in Toronto subs in for the real, and normally crowded, stations (Total Recall, Suicide Squad)

Jasper National Park in Alberta comes in at No. 8, with its epic Canadian wilderness scenery of mountains, lakes and forests (River of No Return, The Climb)

At No. 9 is the Vancouver International Airport (Stargate, Fantastic Four, The L Word)

No. 10 is the Rockwood Conservation Area just north of Guelph, Ont. (Men with Brooms, Utopia)

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Published On: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:03:33 GMT