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BREAKING NEWSTags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;OCALA, Fla. – There’s no natural disaster or worldwide pandemic that can convince John Watzke to close his drive-in theater in Ocala.Even as movie theaters across the country shut down to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Watzke and his small continue to show new films and classics to moviegoers desperate for a night out.“Anybody that knows me and knows the drive-in knows I don’t close,” . “I’ve had hurricanes come, I’ve stayed open until the power went off and I had no one in the parking lot."Only 14 movie theaters were open in the U.S. last week, , and 13 were drive-in theaters. , the Ocala drive-in made up the entire revenue of the top-grossing film of last weekend, Swallow, which brought in $1,710.We live in a world where the top-grossing movie at the box office last weekend made $1,710—and it was an improvement from the prior weekend. — Ernie Smith (@ShortFormErnie)Watzke said he stays open because he wants to help his employees and those who just want to get out of the house. The drive-in is operating at 40% capacity and each car has 10 to 16 feet between one other, he said.“I’ve actually had people tell me it’s as safe as being in a hospital,” Watzke said. “I’m taking every precaution possible.”This weekend, the theater is showing ‘Trolls World Tour’, ‘E.T.’ and ‘Resistance.' Tickets are $6 for adults.Watzke said he plans to stay open for as long as possible.“The old cliché ‘the show must go on’ is not a cliché in my family: It’s a way of life,” he told Vice.Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.About the Author:

BREAKING NEWSTags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;OCALA, Fla. – There’s no natural disaster or worldwide pandemic that can convince John Watzke to close his drive-in theater in Ocala.Even as movie theaters across the country shut down to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Watzke and his small continue to show new films and classics to moviegoers desperate for a night out.“Anybody that knows me and knows the drive-in knows I don’t close,” . “I’ve had hurricanes come, I’ve stayed open until the power went off and I had no one in the parking lot."Only 14 movie theaters were open in...

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