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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.
Mar 25, 2022 · From April through July of 2020, in the thick of the pandemic when most indoor theaters in the US were still closed, drive-ins accounted for an average 87% of the box office, according to...
Apr 5, 2020 · Drive-in movie theaters reached their peak popularity in the '50s and '60s — at one point, there were over 4,000 of them in the US — but they have been in decline ever since.
- Sophie-Claire Hoeller
Aug 6, 2020 · Shifts to events like outdoor weddings and smaller-scale concerts serve as creative ways to stay afloat in an industry that was unforgiving before the pandemic: the number of drive-ins in the...
Jul 27, 2020 · Heard on All Things Considered. 2-Minute Listen. Playlist. Outdoor movies have gained renewed popularity during the pandemic — 160 Walmart parking lots will become temporary drive-in movie...
Sep 4, 2020 · By 1950, more than 2,000 drive-ins were in operation, and in 1958, the industry’s peak, more than 4,000 lined the highways of an increasingly suburbanized and car-centric nation. As of October...
May 22, 2020 · And though there aren’t many left in the U.S. — about 300 drive-ins still exist, compared to over 5,400 brick-and-mortar theaters — they’ve been rare bright spots for the exhibition...
