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While drive-in theaters were popular throughout the state, with upwards of 100 theaters at one point, the decline started coming around the 1970s as the number slowly fell to only 14 in 1982, according to previous reporting by The Oklahoman.
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 6 Jan. 2026
Back on the trail for Hank, the Ghoul and Lucy come across a wrecked vault hidden behind a drive-in cinema.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Go to the Hi-Way drive-in movie theater.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2025
From sleeping in a makeshift bed en route to family vacations to hiding extra guests under blankets while sneaking into drive-in movies to the potential perils of prom night, that long wheelbase and ample storage cabin carried generations toward adulthood in stately safety.
—John Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2025
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 6 Jan. 2026
Back on the trail for Hank, the Ghoul and Lucy come across a wrecked vault hidden behind a drive-in cinema.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Go to the Hi-Way drive-in movie theater.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2025
From sleeping in a makeshift bed en route to family vacations to hiding extra guests under blankets while sneaking into drive-in movies to the potential perils of prom night, that long wheelbase and ample storage cabin carried generations toward adulthood in stately safety.
—John Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-in
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Christened Celia, the whimsical carriage was inspired by a fictional muse from Luhrmann’s imagination but also pays homage to London’s 1930s West End theatre scene, vintage cinema, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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For Rick, the readings were largely to understand if this was the stuff of cinema or not.—
Margy Rochlin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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In September, playhouse officials announced that David Ellenstein, who had been its artistic director since 2023, would retire from his post, saying at the time that the venue planned to pursue a different artistic direction.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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The town of Bay Harbor, which has a population of about 6,000, sits some 18 miles northeast of the playhouse and the city of Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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In June 2013, Nikolic invites Gates to attend Crazy Horse, a famous burlesque cabaret theater in Paris.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Check out the new trailer for the film below, which Searchlight Pictures will release in theaters on Friday, March 20.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Which wouldn’t be such a bad outcome for most documentary films — arguably moviedom’s most beleaguered genre due to diminishing audience appetite at the multiplex level.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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But there’s at least one multiplex in America, where seats already were almost sold out for all of Friday’s screenings.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-in. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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