How many drive-in theaters are left in the US 2022?
How many drive-in theaters are left in the US 2022? There are only 321 drive-in movie theaters in the U.S., according to a survey on online statistics portal Statista. It’s a far cry from the industry’s heyday in the late 1950s, when about 4,000 were operating, according to DriveInMovie.com.
How many drive-in movie theaters are in the US?
Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020.
| Characteristic | Number of drive-in cinema sites |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 321 |
| 2018 | 321 |
| 2017 | 349 |
| 2016 | 349 |
When did drive-in movies start?
In 1933 the world’s first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. The concept was developed by Richard Hollingshead Jr. who experimented with various projection and sound techniques in the driveway of his house.
How big is a drive-in movie screen?
A drive-in screen built today, or in recent decades, is typically 50 to 100 feet (15 – 28 metres) wide. The screen surface (where the images are projected onto) needs to start at least 15ft or 5 metres from the ground depending on the lay of the land.
