A drive-in theater screen is typically 40-50 feet tall. The Bengies Drive-In Theatre has the biggest screen in the USA, measuring 52 feet high and 120 feet wide. The screen can be a simple white wall or a steel structure with a complex finish. Originally, sound came from speakers on the screen and later from individual speakers in each car.
A drive-in theater consists of an outdoor movie screen, projection booth, concession stand and parking for cars. Customers view films from their cars in this area.
Unlike home screens, movie theater dimensions are in feet or meters, not inches. Screens have 70 to 40 feet width. With a 70 foot wide 2.39:1 aspect ratio screen, the height would be 30 feet.
The typical drive-in theater needs 10-14 acres for up to 500 cars plus funneling and box office space. Their decline relates to the move from Main Street to malls for convenient, all-inclusive nights out.
IMAX screens are standardly 16 meters high by 22 meters wide but can be much bigger. The largest is 30 meters high. Prices to rent theater screens depend on the film, location and extras. Modern home projectors have set resolutions, with HD as the most popular.