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How many movie theaters are there in the US today?
posted by
42ndStreetMemories
on
November 7, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Question: How many hardtop theaters are there in the US today? The industry indicator seems to be “number of screens”. But I am curious as to how many hardtop theaters are still showing films.
Comments (2)
The National Association of Theater Owners is the best Website for any statistical information.
For example, in 2007 there were 5,928 theaters, 383 of them being drive-ins. And there were 38,794 screens with 635 of them being drive-ins.
So analyzing this, the average drive-in has about 2 screens and the average indoor theater has about 6 screens. And there are almost 20 times as many indoor theaters as drive-ins, and 50 times as many screens.
Thanks, Dan