Jan 18, 2024 - TourScanner recently conducted a study to discover the most popular major US city locations used for romantic comedy film backdrops.
New York City came out on top, with 2,187 romance movies and TV shows filmed in the city. Central Park was noted as the most popular landmark in NYC used for backdrops, citing 165 titles filmed throughout the park.
Bethesda Terrace in Central Park was shown to be especially popular, with its fountain and plaza appearing in Disney’s “Enchanted” (2007), “Friends with Benefits” (2011), “Gossip Girl” (2007-2012) and “Sex and the City” (1998-2004) to name a few.
Read the original article and the full study here.