Titanic Studio in Baja to Expand Tourism

By Sushuma February 20, 2000 12:44 PM

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(AP)-A movie studio in Mexico built to shoot the film Titanic is being expanded for new productions and tourist visits.?Ground has already been broken for a New York City street scene to be added at Fox Studios Baja.?Tourism components such as a screening room, movie-making exhibits, a food court and retail shops will also be included.?The tourism center, to be called Foxploration, is expected to draw as many as 3,000 visitors a day, Fox executives say.?The studio was built in 1996 near the Baja California city of Rosarito, which was lifted out of an economic slump by construction of the $20 million studio for director James Cameron's mammoth film project, Titanic.?It went on to become the biggest-grossing movie in history, taking in $1.8 billion worldwide.?The studio has had trouble attracting new film productions since shooting ended on Titanic, but the region has seen a boost in tourism since the studio opened.?

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