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Apr 3, 2022 · During the pandemic, as previously mentioned, drive-in theaters started popping up all over the country. The experience offered a way to communally watch movies while maintaining social distance.
Jul 27, 2020 · ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The pandemic has made outdoor movies popular again. Pop-up cinemas are, well, popping up. Actor Michael B. Jordan and Amazon Studios are running a drive-in movie series in 20 ...
Aug 13, 2021 · In 2019, during peak summer months, drive-ins accounted for fewer than 6% of all theaters in North America and about 4% of overall box office returns, Comscore data show. An aerial drone view ...
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Transcript. Drive-ins hit the scene in 1933, and during their heyday in the 1950s and 60s, over 4,000 of them could be found across the country. Today, the number is a scant ten percent of that peak — though a few persist if you’re willing to look. But drive-ins weren’t just a novelty, they were a whole different kind of movie experience ...
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Jul 17, 2020 · Drive-in movie theaters hold a special place in people's hearts and thanks to COVID-19, drive-ins have seen even more activity, repurposed as the site of weddings, high school graduations, dances ...
May 23, 2020 · Getting out of the house to enjoy dinner and a movie has been no simple task since coronavirus spread throughout the US, but some business owners have found an innovative solution to the problem ...
Jul 15, 2020 · That meant the cost of operating a drive-in went up and, simultaneously, the revenue generated went down. It was a perfect storm of bad business conditions, meaning drive-ins closed all over the country. By the late 1980s, there were fewer than 200 drive-in theaters left in the United States.
