The drive-in, with the chance to watch the stars under the stars, was mostly an American experience, with the country having a largely favourable climate and high level of car ownership. By the mid-1950s, there was already one car for every three of the total population, compared with Britain, for example, where the figure was only one in seventy. However, drive-in theatres did appear in other countries, modelled on those in the U.S.A. At their peak, Canada had 200. They also proved popular in Australia, with the number reaching 50, a high figure compared with its population. Half of these where built during the 1956/57 period, many by M.G.M., including the Lowe's International 1,000-car Drive-In at Perth, which was topped only by the 1,400 car twin-screen Drive-In at Sydney. The Perth theatre used a single 120-foot screen.
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