cinema circuits with the most screens in the U.S. and Canada were AMC, Regal, and Cinemark.
In 2020, there were 549 drive-in theater screens across the United States, down from 848 in 1995 – a decline of over 35 percent over 25 years. As of early 2022, the Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020
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National Association of Theatre Owners. (July 11, 2022). Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. "Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. (2022). Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. "Number of Drive-in Cinema Screens in The United States from 1995 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners, Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of drive-in cinema screens in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph], National Association of Theatre Owners, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663213/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-screens-since-1995/