L.A. Soundstage Occupancy Declines to New Low of 63% in 2024 With No Signs of Improvement
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Soundstage occupancy in Los Angeles, which was in the 90% percentile from 2016-2022, fell to 63% in 2024.
FilmLA‘s Sound Stage Production Report worked with 17 studios in the Greater Los Angeles area to source the data. The report includes detailed sound stage occupancy and stage and backlot filming data for all of 2023, new sound stage occupancy data for all of 2024, and a comparison of available stage space in Greater Los Angeles and major competing markets in 2025 and five years earlier.
Over the last year and a half, local film and TV production in the state has been on a steady decline. In January, FilmLA reported how permit applications had plummeted due to the L.A.
Fires, but the city remained open for business. This comes after a challenging two years due to the reduction in global content production and the double industry strikes of 2023.
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