I'm a big movie buff and even some of these that made the list were kind of surprising. First, I had no idea that some of these movies were shot or partially shot in Illinois and second, I was surprised to see it it made that much money.

These are the highest grossing films shot in Illinois according to IMDB.

  • Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures
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    Transformers: Age of Extinction

    $236M

    "A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world."

  • IFC films
    IFC films
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    9

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    $241M

    "A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity."

  • Dreamworks
    Dreamworks
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    8

    Meet The Fockers

    $279M

    "All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time."

  • 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox
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    7

    Home Alone

    $286M

    "An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars."

  • Warner Brothers
    Warner Brothers
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    6

    Man of Steel

    $291M

    'A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extrastellar origin when Earth is invaded by members of his own race."

  • Hollywood Pictures
    Hollywood Pictures
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    5

    The Sixth Sense

    $294M

    "A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist."

  • Columbia Pictures
    Columbia Pictures
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    4

    Spider-Man 3

    $337M

    "A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge."

  • Paramount Pictures
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    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    $352M

    "The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets."

  • Columbia Pictures
    Columbia Pictures
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    2

    Spider-Man 2

    $373M

    "Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius."

  • Warner Brothers
    Warner Brothers
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    The Dark Knight

    $533M

    "When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level."

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