Drive-in theatres were once very popular in Australia. Although considered an American invention there is evidence of outdoor cinemas in Western Australia where some patrons attended in their cars as far back as 1938, and it is possible that these facilities may even predate the first American style drive-in theatre.
But Many of the Australia Drive-in closed from many years ago and its not as popular as what I expect. The reason so many drive-ins closed come down to 2 major factors. The first is that the land that the drive-ins occupied became so expensive that the owners cashed in. The other reason was the VCR with many people now choosing to stay home and watch movies in the comfort of their own lounge room. It became much cheaper to rent a movie from the video store and watch it at home rather than taking the whole family to the drive-in. This is still the case today for a lot of people when it comes to taking the family out to a movie theatre.
In recent times there has been somewhat of a revival of the old drive-in movie theatres with many people returning to them. This is down to a number of factors with value for money being the most important. Most drive-ins are showing more than 1 movie in a session with some offering 3 movies for the price of one that is enticing people back. The drive in also tends to draw larger crowds during summer when it's a nice warm evening with many people preferring to be outside under the stars watching a movie. Also with fewer drive-ins around now the ones that are open aren't competing with each other to attract patrons.
In summary the drive-in theatre has been a large part of the Australian movie history and hope it can remain open and become popular in the future.
Associated Webpage:
http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian.htm
Reference:
"Drive-in Theatres". Australian Theatres Directory. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 Jaunary 2011.
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