The industry isn't taking that first "100% tariff" post at face value. And yet, says one IATSE member: “A few years ago, a proposal like this would’ve been 70 percent opposed by the rank and file. Now?

As the United States continues to threaten and impose sweeping tariffs on a number of products, a new target has emerged -- movies that are filmed outside of the United States. President Donald Trump floated the idea Sunday of 100% tariffs on any film produced outside of the U.

Domestically, despite hopes for a bounce-back, 2025 projections hover around $9 billion, according to The Numbers—a far cry from the reliable $11 billion floor the industry enjoyed throughout the 2010s. Major studios are collectively releasing 10 to 15 fewer wide releases per year than they did before the pandemic.