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Statistics compiled by the UDITOA Website and Industry Data Committee unless otherwise noted.

STATISTICS

The following statistics were compiled from a variety of resources, including personal visits and research, telephone recordings, websites, UDITOA member information, and on-line movie listings.  Because of the constant flux of numbers (closings, addition of screens, change in ownership, etc.) sometimes, despite best efforts, a theatre will be erroneously tallied as operating (or not operating) that season. 

Number of Operational, permanently constructed, commercially operated US Drive-Ins by State/Territory
  (as of July 26, 2005)
 

  
State Sites Screens   State Sites Screens
Alabama 11 17   Nebraska 3 3
Alaska 0 0   Nevada 2 9
Arizona 4 20   New Hampshire 3 7
Arkansas 3 3   New Jersey 1 1
California 21 50   New Mexico  2  4
Colorado 10 16   New York 32 54
Connecticut 2 4   North Carolina 7 7
Delaware 1 1   North Dakota 1 1
Florida 9 28   Ohio 35 53
Georgia 5 12   Oklahoma 7 9
Hawaii 0 0   Oregon 4 4
Idaho 11 11   Pennsylvania 35 55
Illinois 13 17   Puerto Rico 1 1
Indiana 23 38   Rhode Island 1 3
Iowa 3 3   South Carolina 2 2
Kansas 7 8   South Dakota 6
Kentucky 13 17   Tennessee 15 20
Louisiana 0 0   Texas 15 22
Maine 5 6   Utah 6 14
Maryland 1 1   Vermont 4 7
Massachusetts 4 7   Virginia 8 9
Michigan 10 23   Washington 8 16
Minnesota 6 10   West Virginia 9 9
Mississippi 4 5   Wisconsin 9 10
Missouri 13 18   Wyoming 1 1
Montana 6 7        
        TOTALS 402 649

Of the 402 drive-ins, 272 (68%) are single-screen theatres; 75 (19%) are two-screen; 25 are three-screen; 17 are four-screen; 5 are five-screen; 6 are six-screen; 1 is nine-screen; 1 is thirteen-screen


PAST STATS & THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY ¹
 

YEAR

SITES

SCREENS

July 26, 2005

402

649

July 2004

403

641

July 2003

401

635

summer 2002

433

667

summer 2001

441

684

summer 2000

443

684

summer 1999

447

684

 


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¹ Compiled by Debrean & Randy Loy, former Executive Directors.

The template listing permanently constructed, commercially operated drive-in movie theatres, as well as the written report was initially researched, designed and written by Debrean & Randy Loy, former executive directors of UDITOA. 

This page last updated 10/25/05

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