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