Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 23 Retro drive-in operators worldwide
RevenueBase identified 152 retro drive-in operators worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 4,964 professional contacts across them, including 414 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Woodridge the largest hub.
This list covers retro drive-in operators worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for retro drive-in operators follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 23 largest retro drive-in operators worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,458 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is good food, good beer and good film, all at the same place!” That’s how we described ourselves in 1997, and that mission hasn’t changed and will…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 970 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Conceived in 1993, Studio Movie Grill (“SMG”) was the first exhibitor to modernize the traditional movie-going experience by combining first-run movies with full-service…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 601 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “IPIC's mission is to delight every guest with thoughtfully crafted entertainment and dining experiences that leave a positive lasting impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 233 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Star Cinema Grill is one of the industry leaders in the dine-in theater concept.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 199 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Cinema Cafe is a one-stop movie theater and restaurant.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Paragon Entertainment Holdings, LLC (“Paragon”) was formed in 2009 by key former Muvico Entertainment, LLC ("Muvico") executives who sought to own and operate movie theaters and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Iconic movies and events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Independently owned and operated, Warehouse Cinemas features first-run movies with our patent pending immersive SkyVUE™ technology, an elevated food and drink menu, movie-themed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Chunky's Cinema Pub is located in Manchester NH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Appropriately named after its roots in bowling and cinema, the venue will feature dine-in movie auditoriums with large-format screens, luxury recliners and full bar service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “RSB Cinemas is in Nederland pionier van het concept servicebioscoop en legt zich toe op de oprichting en exploitatie van servicebioscopen, aangestuurd vanuit het hoofdkantoor in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Five Star Cinemas is a family picture theatre business that has been in Brisbane for decades.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Hollywood Blvd Cinema offers full service to each and every seat in our fully integrated restaurant, bar and movie theaters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Celebrity Theatres strives to provide an incredible, memorable movie going experience to our communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sunset Cinema operates across Australia every summer with thousands of Sunsetters taking a walk down our red carpet to enjoy a magical night out under the stars.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at Rooftop Film Club we believe that all experiences should be memorable, which is why we are on a mission to transform nights at the movies to cinematic events like no other.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Cine Society is Lisbon's best and original outdoor cinema, a trailblazer since 2017.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ireland's Number 1 Drive-in Movie experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Circle Drive-In originally opened as a Drive-In Theatre on Sept 10, 1949 and almost a century later, is still one of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s favorite local businesses for some…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Cayplex Entertainment is bringing the luxury movie, bowling and dining experience back to Grand Bahama in a family-friendly entertainment facility that everyone can enjoy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: retro drive-in operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names retro drive-in operators.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of retro drive-in operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name retro drive-in operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Retro drive-in operators worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among retro drive-in operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for retro drive-in operators are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “retro drive-in operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names retro drive-in operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among retro drive-in operators, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 414 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Retro drive-in operators by location
1 lists · largest firstEvery Retro drive-in operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names retro drive-in operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many retro drive-in operators are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 152 retro drive-in operators worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, headquartered in Austin, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most retro drive-in operators?
The United States leads with 107 companies. Every retro drive-in operators list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most retro drive-in operators?
Woodridge leads with 3 headquartered companies, followed by Austin (2) and Hamilton (2).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 414 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 152 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.