With the coronavirus pandemic forcing regular multiplexes and smaller indie cinemas to close, drive-in movie theaters are reportedly experiencing a resurgence.
Only about 300 are still in operation across America, mostly surviving on nostalgia and second-run screenings, but now they’re getting a reprieve as an enclosed vehicle allows for social distancing and self-quarantining whilst still allowing people to get out of the house and be a part of something communal.
In addition they’re among the few places still able to screen first run features including Pixar’s “Onward”.
Whilst some drive-ins have had to close temporarily due to local ordinances, many remain open during the crisis and filmmaker Edgar Wright has championed going to see them whilst you still can.
Source: The LA Times
