drive-in theater

Parking lot movies

A drive-in theater is a place where people can watch movies from their cars.

A large screen is erected in a field or parking lot and cars park in spaces with speakers.

Drive-ins became popular in the 1950s in the United States and today most of them are found there.

Opposites
venue format

drive-in theatermultiplex

Multi-screen movie theater

picture house · IMAX theater · arthouse cinema · cinema · movie palace

viewing experience modality

drive-in theaterhome theater

Domestic entertainment system

Netflix · home video · in-flight entertainment

cultural/temporal association

drive-in theaterstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

Netflix · video on demand · digital cinema · digital download · HBO Max

Family

drive, theater, driven, driver, driving, drives, theatre, theatrical, drivers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G