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1. • • The final nail in the coffin, even for those drive-ins that have survived this long, is the industry-wide shift over to digital-only distribution. There are all the reasons in the world to do it: it's cheaper to distribute, digital is typically higher-fidelity in both sound and visuals, and it doesn't suffer the deterioration that film does.
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   • Overview of drive-in movies. 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.

   The rise and fall of drive-in movie theaters in America

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   What percentage of movie theaters are drive-ins?

   • For June through August 2020, about 21% of North American movie theaters in operation were drive-ins, and those fixed-screen outdoor cinemas had 70% of the box office revenue. Indoor spaces and public gatherings became ill-suited for the preservation of health and safety against the deadly coronavirus.

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   Are drive-in movies still popular?

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   The Rise, The Fall And The New Rise Of Drive-In Movie Theaters

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   Is drive-in theater a savior of the movie industry?

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   Jun 6, 2020 · Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 1:22 PM 4 min read. The coronavirus pandemic has seemingly brought interest back to drive-in movie theaters as people try to stay apart while they seek entertainment. But, for ...

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   Jan 19, 2021 · Exurb encroachment was the beginning of the end for drive-in theaters. Shutterstock. Urban and exurban sprawl is a substantial undercurrent leading to the demise of drive-ins. At first blush that ...

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   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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   Jul 27, 2020 · But this resurgence raises the question, why parking lots? At one time, this country had more than 4,000 drive-in movie theaters. Where did they all go? And where did the idea come from...

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   Jun 11, 2020 · One by one, drive-in theater screens went dark and by the 80s the number of drive-ins dropped to under 200. The loss of these once treasured spaces prompted photographer Lindsey Rickert, to travel around the country, documenting both operating and abandoned drive-ins theaters.

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   Jul 15, 2020 · What caused the decline of drive-in movie theaters? Well, whatever convenience might have powered the expansion of the drive-in movie theater system started to evaporate by the 1970s. A gas crisis threatened the automobile industry, which severely curtailed the use of cars. Television sets had penetrated the vast majority of American homes ...

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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.

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