IT’S 44-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S HOW MUCH THE MOVIE “INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE” GENERATED FOR NEW MEXICO. CITING NUMBERS FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE MOVIE HIRED WELL OVER FIVE THOUSAND NEW MEXICO WORKERS…PAYING THEM MORE THAN 19 MILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES.
THE FILM WAS ON LOCATION IN NEW MEXICO FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS.
