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Drive-in cinemas are making a comeback during COVID-19 | World Economic Forum. Industries in Depth. America's drive-in movie theatres are making a comeback during COVID-19. May 28, 2020. This article is published in collaboration with Reuters.
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That social distancing aspect has certainly helped put drive-ins back on the pop-culture radar as some studios have turned to outdoor theaters as a means of distributing new releases as indoor cinemas shut down. The 2020 rendition of Valley Girl, a new musical adaptation of the 1983 movie, was released in May digitally and to drive-ins. The Wretche...
Throughout the years, drive-ins have undergone many changes. They started out with loudspeakers mounted on top of the screen; then adapted to speaker poles and individual speakers that hung from car windows. Eventually they transitioned to radio frequencies. “To compete with indoor multiplexes, many drive-ins added additional screens starting in th...
There are 305 operating drive-ins and 549 total screens currently in the America, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association. Countries like Canada and Australia have embraced the concept too, although drive-ins haven’t taken off globally the way they have in the United States. “No country is married to the cars like America,” says...
The first patented U.S. drive-in was created by Richard Hollingsheadas a means of providing his mother—who was too large to sit comfortably in a movie theater—with a different way to watch films. He experimented with hanging a sheet up between trees and putting a projector on the hood of a car in his driveway before opening a drive-in in Camden, Ne...
May 26, 2020 · A fixture of the 1950s and '60s, drive-in movies have made a comeback during the coronavirus pandemic. Since , and each group can remain in their own car, drive-in movies have been allowed to open ...
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May 1, 2018 · Recently, there has been a renewed interest in drive-ins by the public and therefore a corresponding increase in the number of new drive-in theaters scheduled to be opened. DriveInMovie.com is currently tracking 8-10 new drive-ins which plan to open in 2018 or early 2019.
Jun 25, 2020 · According to the United Drive-in Theatre Owners Association, as of October 2019, 305 drive-ins remain in the U.S. The closest is Moberly’s Five and Drive B&B Theater, though there are nine drive-ins in Missouri. Three to See.
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 ...
May 23, 2020 · REUTERS/Marco Bello Purchase Licensing Rights. (Reuters) - The drive-in movie, dismissed by many as a relic of an earlier time in America, is making a comeback as entertainment seemingly...
