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They have died off because more people watch television at home and urban development has made the land needed for a drive-in theater very expensive, Rhodes said.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

As the son of a drive-in theater manager, actor Matthew Modine grew up watching movies.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

The last time he hit town for fashion week was in September 2022, when his crowd braved rain for his “Tommy Factory” show at a Brooklyn drive-in theater.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Her 10-year-old grandson has become a bit of a film enthusiast, much like his father, Gloria’s son Nayib, who owns a drive-in theater in downtown Miami.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

He rented out a drive-in theater near their Redwood City, Calif., office and showed the 2013 sci-fi movie “Gravity.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021




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