Life at one of the Few Remaining Drive-In Theaters, 1990

Описание: In 1990, reporter Ross Rutherford visits New Brunswick's family-run Sussex Drive-In to see what it's like to run that kind of business.

Anyone want to buy a drive-in movie theatre? That was what the owners of the Sussex Drive-In in New Brunswick were asking in the summer of 1990.

A carload of parents and kids cost just $10 ($22.50 in 2020 dollars). On a good night, the snack bar brought in between $500 and $600. And with a profit margin of 50 per cent, it was often more lucrative than the box office.

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