Friday, August 28, 2020

August 28th - August 29th (September 3rd)

 Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.


Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. 
Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).


Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:


https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/


Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Shrek - Friday 
Mean Girls - Friday 
Shrek - Saturday 
The Night of the Living Dead - Saturday

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
The New Mutants / Iron Man

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
American Graffiti / The Blues Brothers
Blues, Brews, and BBQ Event  / The Blues Brothers

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
Ferris Bueller's Day Off / Beverly Hills Cop

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00 Screen 1: 
Mean Girls / Clueless

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 
Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 Screen 2: 
Bill and Ted Face the Music / Unhinged

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) Screen 1:
Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) 
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles)
https://chicagodrivein.com/venue (two locations)
Metallica Encore Drive-In Nights Concert - Saturday August 29th

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00
Friday / Sunday Thursday:
Screen 1: Bill and Ted Face the Music / Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Screen 3: Unhinged / John Wick 3
Screen 4: Spiderman: Far From Home / Spiderman: Homecoming 

Saturday:
Screen 3: Unhinged / John Wick 3
Screen 4: Bill and Ted Face the Music / Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 
Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Jurassic Park / Jaws 

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 
Screen 1: A Nightmare on Elm Street / The Exorcist

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)
The New Mutants / Unhinged - Friday
 
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)
Madagascar / Inception  - Friday

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Bill and Ted Face the Music / Weird Science

Indexed by Movie:
Bill and Ted Face the Music - 
Melody / Tri-Way / Lakeshore / Sunset / Midway
The New Mutants 49er / Sunset
Unhinged - Melody / Tri-Way / Lakeshore / Sunset

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
American Graffiti - McHenry
The Beverly Hills Cop - RT34
The Blues Brothers -McHenry
Clueless - Melody
The Exorcist - Lakeshore
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - RT34
Ghostbusters Midway
Inception - 5 Mile
Iron Man - 49er
Jaws - Tri-Way  / Highway 18 
John Wick 3 - Tri-Way
Jurassic Park - Tri-Way  / Highway 18
Madagascar - 5 Mile
Mean Girls - Chi-Town / Melody
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 
Tri-Way
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Lakeshore 
Night of the Living Dead - Chitown
Shrek - 
Chitown
Spiderman: Homecoming - Tri-Way
Spiderman: Far From Home - Tri-Way
Weird Science - Midway

Statistics:
11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 24 movies / 13* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.


By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 18

Saturday, August 22, 2020

August 21st - August 22nd (August 27th)

Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.


Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. 
Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).


Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:


https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/

Metallica Concert Movie coming soon.


Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Shrek - Saturday

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
The Secret Life of Pets / The Fast and the Furious

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Hook / Close Encounters of the First Kind

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
Footloose / Grease

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00 Screen 1: 
Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 Screen 1: 
Unhinged / The Rental

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 2: Tommy Boy / The Nutty Professor (1996)

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Unhinged / The Gentlemen
Screen 2: Jurassic Park / Jaws 
Screen 3: Madagascar / Trolls World Tour
Screen 4: Caddyshack / National Lampoon's Animal House

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00
Screen 2: Scream / Friday the 13th

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)
Madagascar / Unhinged 
 
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)
Inception / Joker

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Ghostbusters / Men in Black

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Secret Life of Pets / Duel

Indexed by Movie:
Unhinged - Melody / Tri-Way / Lakeshore
The Rental - 
Melody / Lakeshore

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
Animal House - Tri-Way
Caddyshack - 
Tri-Way
Close Encounters of the First Kind - McHenry
Duel - Highway 18
The Fast and the Furious - 49er
Footloose - RT34
Friday the 13th - Lakeshore
The Gentlemen - Tri-Way
Ghostbusters Midway
Grease - RT34
Hook - McHenry
Inception - 5 Mile
Jaws
 - Tri-Way 
Joker - 5 Mile
Jurassic Park - Tri-Way 
Madagascar - Tri-Way
Men in Black - Midway
The Nutty Professor (1996) - Melody
The Secret Life of Pets - 49er / Highway 18
Shrek - Chitown
Scream - Lakeshore
Tommy Boy - Melody
Trolls World Tour - Tri-Way

Statistics:
11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 25 movies / 14* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.


By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 18

Friday, August 14, 2020

August 14th - August 15th (August 20th)

 Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.


Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. 
Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).


Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:


https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/

Metallica Concert Movie coming soon.


Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Frozen - Friday and Saturday
Ferris Bueller's Day Off  - Friday
Night of the Living Dead - Saturday

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
Grown Ups / Talladega Nights

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Ghostbusters / Men in Black

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
Grease / Footloose

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: How to Train Your Dragon / Uncle Buck
Screen 2: Fright Night / The Lost Boys

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Twister / The Lost Boys
Screen 2: Harry Potter - Sorcerer's Stone / The Chamber of Secrets
Screen 3: Jurassic Park / Jaws
Screen 4: Grown Ups / Major League

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00
Screen 1: Happy Gilmore / Billy Madison
Screen 2: Scream / Friday the 13th

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)
Abominable / Grown Ups

Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)
Abominable / Rudy

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Clueless / Mean Girls

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Karate Kid / Men in Black

Indexed by Movie:
N/A

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
Abominable - Sunset Drive In / 5 Mile
Billy Madison - Melody / Lakeshore
Clueless - Midway
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Chitown
Footloose - RT34
Friday the 13th - Lakeshore
Fright Night - Melody 
Frozen - Chitown
Ghostbusters - McHenry
Grease - 
RT34
Gremlins -  Tri-Way / Lakeshore 
Grown Ups - 49er / Tri-Way / Sunset Drive In
Happy Gilmore - 49er / Lakeshore
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Tri-Way 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Tri-Way 
How To Train Your Dragon - Melody
Jaws - Tri-Way 
Jurassic Park - Tri-Way 
The Karate Kid - Highway 18
The Lost Boys - Melody 
Major League - Tri-Way 
Mean Girls - Midway
Men in Black - McHenry / Highway 18
The Night of the Living Dead - Chitown
Rudy - Mile
Scream - Lakeshore
Talladega Nights -  49er 
Twister - Tri-Way
Uncle Buck - Melody 

Statistics:
11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 29 movies / 15* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.


By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 18

Saturday, August 8, 2020

August 7th - August 8th (13th)

 Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.


Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. 
Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).


Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:


https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/


Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Mean Girls 
Night of the Living Dead

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
Superman (1979) / 
Batman (1989) 

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Mean Girls / Clueless

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
The Mummy / The Mummy Returns

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: 16 Candles / Billy Madison
Screen 2: Animal House / Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Jurassic Park / Jaws
Screen 2: Friday the 13th / A Nightmare on Elm Street
Screen 4: Kung Fu Panda / The Karate Kid

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Despicable Me / Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 3: 
Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 Screen 2
The Goonies / Gremlins

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00
Screen 1: Happy Gilmore / Billy Madison

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)
Shrek / Talladega Nights

Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)
Shrek / Black Panther

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Inside Out / The Empire Strikes Back

Indexed by Movie:
N/A

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
16 Candles - Melody
Animal House - Melody
Batman - 49er
Billy Madison - Melody / Lakeshore
Black Panther - 5 Mile
Despicable Me - Highway 18
16 Candles - Melody
The Empire Strikes Back - Midway
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Melody 
Friday the 13th - Tri-Way
The Goonies -  Tri-Way / Lakeshore
Gremlins -  Tri-Way / Lakeshore 
Happy Gilmore - 49er
Inside Out - Midway
Jaws - Tri-Way 
Jurassic Park - Tri-Way 
Jurassic Park:The Lost World - Highway 18
The Karate Kid - Tri-Way
Kung Fu Panda - Tri-Way
Mean Girls - Chitown / McHenry
The Mummy - RT34
The Mummy Returns - RT34
The Night of the Living Dead - Chitown
Superman - 49er
Shrek - Sunset Drive In / 5 Mile
Talladega Nights -  Sunset Drive In

Statistics:
11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 26 movies / 14* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.


By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 18

Saturday, August 1, 2020

July 31st - August 1st (August 6th)

Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.

Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. 
Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).


Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:


https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/


Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Shrek
Apollo 13


49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
Despicable Me / Happy Gilmore 


McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Pee Wee's Big Adventure / Beetlejuice

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00

The Mummy / The Mummy Returns

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: Dirty Harry / Gran Torino
Screen 2: The Secret Life of Pets / Space Jam

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Dirty Dancing / Footloose
Screen 2: Jurassic Park / Jaws
Screen 4: American Graffiti / Fast times at Ridgmont High 

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 
Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Jurassic Park / Jaws
*reverse the order

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 3: 
Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 Screen 2
The Goonies / Gremlins

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00
Screen 1: Back to the Future / Back to the Future II

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Gremlins / The Lost Boys 

Indexed by Movie:
N/A

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
American Graffiti - Tri-Way
Apollo 13 - Chitown
Back to the Future - 
Lakeshore
Back to the Future II - Lakeshore
Beetlejuice - McHenry
Despicable Me - 49er
Dirty Dancing - Tri-Way
Dirty Harry - Melody
Fast Times at Ridgmont High - Tri-Way 
Footloose Tri-Way
The Goonies -  Tri-Way / Lakeshore
Gran Torino Melody
Gremlins -  Tri-Way / Lakeshore / Midway
Happy Gilmore - 49er
Jaws - Tri-Way / Highway 18
Jurassic Park - Tri-Way / Highway 18
The Lost Boys - Midway
The Mummy - RT34
The Mummy Returns - RT34
Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Mchenry
The Secret Life of Pets - Melody
Shrek - Chitown
Space Jam - Melody

Statistics:
11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 23 movies / 12* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.


By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive In / Highway 18