The number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States remained at 321 in 2020, the same as in the previous years. The figure tends to remain the same for years at a time, and is always far lower than the number of indoor sites, which make up the vast majority of cinemas in the country.
Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020
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National Association of Theatre Owners. (January 22, 2021). Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. "Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. (2021). Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners. "Number of Drive-in Cinema Sites in The United States from 1995 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/
National Association of Theatre Owners, Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph], National Association of Theatre Owners, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188634/number-of-us-drive-in-cinema-sites-since-1995/