Big-budget films are squeezed out by boom in TV production

For the second year in a row, producers of big-budget movies are leaving the Empire State on the cutting room floor.

Of the 100 highest-grossing domestic feature films released theatrically last year, only six were made in New York state, according to a study by nonprofit FilmL.A. That's down from seven in 2015 and 12 in 2014.

Georgia had the most top-grossing pictures, with 17, followed by the United Kingdom with 16, Canada with 13 and California with 12. New York was sixth.

Even among major motion pictures filmed here, most had...