was closed. Against this backdrop, Gwangju Theater, which established a corporation in 1933, opened in 1935, and is ahead of its 82nd anniversary as of 2017. It has 862 seats and shows art films, independent films, and movies from around the world that are not shown in general theaters. On the last Wednesday of every month, the cinema shows a film station program including art exhibitions and music concerts as well as watching movies. Drive-in theaters In the 1990s and 2000s, drive-in theaters nationwide became more popular. The first drive-in theater of South Korea opened on April 23, 1994 at Bearstown in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. At that time, a large screen measuring 12 meters wide and 5 meters long was installed. In the 1990s, it was said that it was not easy for ordinary people to buy private cars, and that watching movies was considered a sort of luxury date at the time. Multiplex theaters In December 1986, the opening of the three-screen Damoah Theater and Cinehouse 2 Hall in 1987 opened the era of the multiplex theater. Several multiplex theaters have even placed restaurants and shopping centers in their buildings, which is the origin of multiplex cinemas today. The multiplex began with the CGV Gangbyeon branch. Currently, the three-way system of CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox forms most of South Korea's theater businesses. IMAX In South Korea, the first IMAX theater opened in the 63 Building in 1985 and opened later at the 1993 World Expo in Daejeon. As of 2017 there are currently a total of 16 IMAX theaters in South Korea, with the CGV Yongsan branch, the CGV Cheonho branch and the CGV Wangsimni branch having the biggest screens. The IMAX laser tube, which is 31 meters wide and 22.4 meters long, has been installed in South Korea, with the largest-ever multiplex screen and high-resolution laser projection. 4D theaters 4D cinemas have been created in South Korea at a time when prospects are raised that the era of movie theaters is over with the proliferation of digital devices. CJ 4DPLEX, a CJ CGV subsidiary that introduced the world's first 4D movie theater, has set up and operated 29 theaters nationwide and 196 theaters in 34 countries in January 2016 since it opened its first 4DX theater at CGV Sangam in 2009. Small cinemas In the absence of cinemas in relatively less populated areas, the small theater business