While drive-in movies have declined greatly since their heyday in the mid-1950s, when 5,000 such theaters were operated, there has been some small growth in the industry since the 1990s. In 2007, 6 new drive-in theaters were built in the United States.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2007
Market size: 483 theaters
Source: “Interactive Statistics for 2007,” December 2009 available online here.