2020 was 'Best Year Ever' for North Ga. Drive-in Theater: 'We Did it Without Hollywood'
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
Worldwide, annual box office numbers took a 71 percent nose dive in 2020 due to mass theater closures that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the $4.2 billion in reported North American ticket sales, a significant portion of that was due to drive-in screenings and specialized outdoor pop-up events that allowed people to safely watch movies together.
The Tiger Drive-In, one of only 5 drive-in theaters left in Georgia, was able to open for its summer season back in April when all indoor cinemas remained closed, and proved to be a hit with residents of the small Rabun County town of Tiger as well as in surrounding areas.
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