Number of U.S. Movie Screens


Year
Indoor
Drive-In
Total
2009*
38,605
628
39,233*
2008**
38,934
633
38, 834
2007**
38,159
635
38,794
2006**
37,776
650
38,415
2005**
37,092
648
37,688
2004**
36,012
640
36,435
2003**
35,361
634
35,650
2002**
35,170
666
35,688
2001**
34,490
683
35,506
2000**
35,597
683
36,379
1999
36,448
683
37,131
1998
33,418
750
34,168
1997
31,050
815
31,865
1996
28,905
826
29,731
1995
26,995
848
27,843
1994
25,830
859
26,689
1993
24,789
837
25,626
1992
24,344
870
25,214
1991
23,740
899
24,639
1990
22,904
910
23,814
1989
21,907
1,014
22,921
1988
21,632
1,497
23,129
1987
20,595
2,084
22,679

*2009 screen count as of December 6, 2009

Indoor screen/site counts are for the last day of each year. Because many drive-ins are closed for the winter on Dec. 31, drive-in screen counts for each year are tallied the previous summer.

**Revised

Figures do not include Puerto Rico screens

 

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