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# Hollywood studios rent out empty soundstages for $100,000 bar mitzvahs
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/hollywood-studios-rent-out-empty-soundstages-for-100-000-bar-mitzvahs/
- Published: 2026-10-23T01:11:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:11:44.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Degen Pener reports that L.A. families are booking Universal and Paramount soundstages and backlots for bar and bat mitzvahs costing $100,000 to $300,000, complete with custom sets, prop-house decor and backlot tram tours.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Degen Pener, Ankler: lavish Bar Mitzvahs on empty soundstages

**Why it matters.** Studios facing a production slump are finding a new revenue stream by monetizing idle soundstages and backlots with private events rather than film and TV shoots.

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