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Movie fans who want to return to watching their favorite films on the really really big screen that’s not located in their home can head out to the ChiTown Movies drive-in starting Tuesday.
The drive-in, located in the parking lot adjacent to the massive ChiTown Futbol facility at 2343 S. Throop Street in Pilsen, will open for business with screenings of “Star Wars: A New Hope” at 8:50 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. June 9-15.
The price is $33 per car for up to 5 adults; $5 additional charge for each extra adult. For social distancing purposes, cars will receive assigned spots that are seven feet away from the next vehicle. Only 107 car spots will be available per screening. All attendees must wear masks when exiting a car to use indoor restroom facilities (the only time anyone will be permitted to leave a vehicle during a screening).”
Movies will be shown on a 60-by-40-foot screen; audio is played through cars’ FM radios.
According to a ChiTown Movies spokesperson, concessions will be available for purchase by phone or online from the facility’s onsite restaurant The ChiTown Grille. “[They] give their parking spot number and the food will be directly delivered to their car.” ChiTown Futbol, a 60,000-square-foot indoor soccer/fitness/fun/food facility, received approval for the drive-in use from 25th Ward alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez.
Tickets are available at www.ChiTownMovies.com.
Across town in Bridgeview, Chicago Drive-In Theaters will open June 11 with a screening of “Goonies” at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Avenue. Gates will open at 7 p.m. each day and movies will screen at 8:30 p.m. (family friendly), with midnight movies Fridays and Saturdays. (R-rated films). The movies will be projected on a 70-foot screen, with audio played through each vehicle’s FM radio.
Tickets, $30-$50 per car, are available at www.chicagodrivein.com. According to the official announcement, concessions “will be available from a central stand as well as mobile golf cart units, offering sodas, popcorn and candy.” Masks are required if you exit a vehicle to use restrooms or purchase food/drinks.
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