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The drive-in cinema at the Hohen Steinert has been around for a week.
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“You have to wait and see. The economic crisis comes after the crisis,” Parktheater boss Robert Schütte takes a sober assessment. After a week of drive-in cinema at the Hohen Steinert, the offer must first be turned around .
Lüdenscheid – And the competition never sleeps: drive-in cinemas are currently opening in many cities in the district. Every day more visitors came to the Hohen Steinert. “After all, we open up spontaneously. For “Frozen,” it was 40 people, that’s fine. “To make matters worse, film distributors invested a lot of money in the production of new films and they were not accessible.
Sometimes half the price of admission goes to the rental rate for a Disney movie. “We will let drive-in cinema set up for now,” says Schütte, whose only source of revenue is currently drive-in tickets and movie snacks. He disapproves of the fact that some visitors shop for delicacies rather than supporting the cinema on the way to the drive-in cinema at the nearby fast food restaurant or supermarket.
After all, drive-in operation is not something that is only done laterally. The shooting club wants to rent space, you have to pay for the screen, electricity, water and the movie rental fee: “We won’t get rich with the drive-in cinema. The places are available for free in other municipalities. Now a drive-in cinema is opening in Neheim, where the city is paying the costs of electricity and water, for example. ”
In compliance with regulations, the canvas can also be used for other events. Church congregations had already requested services where visitors stayed in the car and the sound was broadcast on the car radio.
Schütte: “But that only costs money. Then an external technician has to come and the cameras are configured. The event company only has teams for 150,000 euros. Everything wants to be paid for. “In principle, even concerts are possible if you can agree on dates:” For example, a movie movie definitely runs on Saturday nights during primetime. “
