Where was Independence Day: Resurgence filmed?
2016 film directed by Roland Emmerich
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) was filmed in Dubai, Burj Khalifa, Albuquerque, Tower Bridge, West Wendover, Bonneville Salt Flats and 1 more place — 7 recorded filming locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Albuquerque
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States and the largest city in the state
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Bonneville Salt Flats
🇺🇸 United States
densely packed salt pan in northwestern Tooele County, Utah, United States
“Emmerich decided to return to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, which he said he fell in love with while looking for a unique location for shooting the first film.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
West Wendover
🇺🇸 United States
city in Elko County, Nevada, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
Tower Bridge
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
bascule and suspension bridge in London
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dubai
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai
“Originally, parts of Dubai were planned to fall on Paris in the scene depicting the mothership destroying Europe while using Asian monuments pulled out by its gravitational pull.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Burj Khalifa
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
“Some scenes were also filmed in West Wendover, Nevada, London, at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and Singapore's Marina Bay Sands.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tingley Coliseum
🇺🇸 United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
London Eye
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
observation wheel in London, England
“Emmerich said, "After the attacks, we felt it wasn't right to have the Burj Khalifa crashing on the Eiffel Tower, so we dumped it on the London Eye instead.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Eiffel Tower
🇫🇷 France
tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France
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🏙 Towns & cities
Singapore
🇸🇬 Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Marina Bay Sands
🇸🇬 Singapore
integrated resort in Singapore
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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River Thames United Kingdom
“The river and bridges are portrayed as being destroyed – together with much of London – in the film Independence Day: Resurgence.” Wikipedia
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Marina Bay Sands Singapore
“The trailer of the 2016 movie Independence Day: Resurgence has a scene depicting the destruction of the property after being caught in the gravitational pull of a hovering alien spacecraft.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Mexico, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Independence Day: Resurgence have?
7 places recorded on Wikidata, and 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 3 countries.
In which countries was Independence Day: Resurgence filmed?
the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Breaking Bad (2008–2013), Stranger Things (2016–2025), High School Musical (2006), Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.