Guilford County is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
.[ Click here for an interactive MAP of all Grease locations!] The big dance contest (and some of the interior classroom scenes) were shot in East L.A., in the gym at. Huntington Park High School at 6020 Miles Ave, in Huntington Park (about 14 miles east of Venice High).
Grease was originally released to North American theaters on June 16, 1978 and was an immediate box office success. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $8,941,717 in 862 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking at No. 2 (behind Jaws 2) at the box office.