Spring/Summer Film Product Lineup To Be Previewed On April 5 and 7

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1 NATO of California/Nevada NATO of California/Nevada March 2005 March 2005 Information for the California and Nevada Motion Picture Theatre Industry C A L E N D A R of EVENTS & H O L I D A Y S Mar ShoWest (See page 5 for schedule of events) Mar. 17 St. Patrick s Day Mar. 25 Good Friday Mar. 27 Easter Apr. 1 April Fools Day Apr. 3 Daylight Saving Time begins Apr. 5 & 7 Spring/Summer Film Product Seminars in Southern and Northern California Apr. 15 Scholarship Applications due for Field Employees Apr. 23 Passover begins at sundown Spring/Summer Film Product Lineup To Be Previewed On April 5 and 7 NATO of California/Nevada will once again host their semi-annual film product seminars featuring the Spring and Summer 05 lineup of film releases and marketing plans from all of the major film studios. The Southern California seminar will be held at The Bridge Cinema De Lux on April 5th followed by the Northern California seminar at Loews Theatres at Metreon in San Francisco on April 7th. As in the past the all day seminars will feature presentations consisting of film footage from a lineup of over 90 films in addition to a breakout of the marketing and promotion plans of individual films. Studio representatives will be on hand to personally present their lineups and be available during the various daily breaks for one on one interchanges of ideas. The morning presentations will be preceded by a continental breakfast followed by a noon time break for a catered box lunch. The actual presentations will start promptly at 10:00AM and the program will conclude by 3:30PM. Loews Theatres at Metreon A new element will be introduced at this gathering when the winners of the inaugural NATO of CA/NV Showmanship Awards are called up to the podium to receive their award checks. Up to ten lucky winners will each receive a $2,500 cash award for the most outstanding showmanship promotions for the past year. The winning campaigns will be on display at both the Southern and Northern California meetings. Attendance at the seminars is restricted to employees of member companies only and is free, however reservations for both meetings The Bridge Cinema De Lux are a must. No walk-ins or substitutes will be admitted. All reservations must be approved by the respective corporate office or district manager. A list of attendees from the district or corporate office containing the information requested on the Registration Form is the preferred form of registration however the attached registration form, approved by corporate, is also acceptable. Due to space limitations we will be able to accommodate only two 1 See SEMINAR, continued on page 2

2 Previews is published by the National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada San Vicente Blvd., Suite 830 Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310/ Fax: 310/ OFFICERS Milton Moritz President & CEO Philip Harris Chairman Raymond W. Syufy Vice President Jerome A. Forman Chairman Emeritus Treasurer John Tegtmeier Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sergio Contreras Premiere Cinemas David Corwin Metropolitan Theatres Jerome A. Forman Pacific Theatres Alan Grossberg UltraStar Cinemas Philip Harris Regal Entertainment Group William F. Hertz, Sr. Mann Theatres George Krikorian Krikorian Premiere Cinemas Greg Laemmle Laemmle Theatres Frank Rimkus Galaxy Theatres Bruce Sanborn The Movie Experience Raymond W. Syufy Century Theatres John Tegtmeier Tegtmeier Associates Len Westenberg Loews Cineplex Charlene Sievers Director, Member Services SEMINAR, continued from page 1 representatives from each theatre location, early registration is recommended as this event sells out fast. Registration will close on March 18th or once capacity has been reached. Please fax or mail the completed forms, or the information to us at office@natocalnev.org. Parking at the Metreon is at a premium therefore we suggest that you make arrangements to carpool or take advantage of the convenient Bay Area public transportation to get to the theatre. Metreon is just a few blocks from both Powell and Montgomery BART and Muni stations; close to over thirty transit stops; within walking distance of the Transbay Terminal and the Ferry Building; and a short ride from Caltrain. For transit information, call in any Bay Area area code. Or visit for maps and schedules of Bay Area public transit. The Bridge Cinema De Lux is conveniently located just off the 405 freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway, about 2 miles north of LAX. Please phone the NATO of CA/NV office at 310/ for additional information. Look forward to seeing you at the Spring/Summer Film Product Seminar on April 5th in Southern California and on April 7th in Northern California. Registration Form NATO of CA/NV Spring/ Summer Film Product Seminar Attendance is open to NATO of CA/NV member companies and is by reservation only, no walk-ins and no substitutions. Due to space limitations we can accommodate no more than two persons from each theatre location. Deadline for reservations: Friday, March 18th April 5, 2005 National Amusement s The Bridge Cinema De Lux 6081 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA (Located off the 405 Freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway, Approximately 2 miles north of LAX.) 2 April 7, 2005 Loews Theatres at Metreon 101 Fourth Street San Francisco, CA (Located south of Market Street, convenient to BART and other Bay Area public transportation) Name: Title: Phone: Company Name: Theatre Name: Business Address: Phone District Manager: Signature or Corporate Officer Print name Will attend: No. Calif. So. Calif. FAX THIS COMPLETED FORM TO NATO of CA/NV: 310/ For more details call 310/

3 Plaintiffs Take A One-Two Punch: Proposition 64 and the Class Action Reform Act Dull The Teeth Of Favorite Litigation Weapons Proposition 64, passed in November 2004, requires that a plaintiff must have either lost money or property in order to sue a business under California s broad unfair competition (section 17200) and false-advertising (section 17500) laws. This is a major victory for California businesses trying to exist under the omnipresent threat of shotgun litigation Gregory F. Hurley instigated by plaintiffs acting as a private attorney general in order to reap huge verdicts. In other words, the day of a disabled theatergoer suing a theatre owner for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, for example, on behalf of himself and the entire disabled public are over. The problem is, the proposition never addressed if the new law applied to the hundreds of cases pending before Election Day. Since then, dozens of companies, including DaimlerChrysler, Mastercard and Mattel, have asked California judges to dismiss lawsuits filed before the law s enactment. And for months California s trial courts have issued slews of conflicting orders regarding whether or not Proposition 64 barred the private enforcement of unfair competition laws brought before November 2, Now a showdown regarding the retroactivity of Proposition 64 is looming on the Supreme Court s horizon. On February 1, 2005 California s First District Court of Appeal issued its ruling in Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn s, LLC. There, the court ruled that Mervyn s could not use Proposition 64 to seek the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Californians for Disability Rights regarding alleged violations of the ADA. A week later, the Second District By Gregory F. Hurley & Charles Menzies Court of Appeal held in Branick v. Downey Sav. & Loan that Proposition 64 applies to actions that were filed but not finally resolved before Nov. 3, The next day, the Fourth Appellate District also found for retroactivity in Benson v. Kwikset Corp. The conflicting appellate rulings make it highly probable that the Charles Menzies Supreme Court will need to resolve the conflict presented by Mervyn s, Branick and Benson. The issue of retroactivity was somewhat academic considering a plaintiff could simply convert his or her case to a class action lawsuit thereby avoiding the limitations of Proposition 64. This option took a major blow when President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act on February 18, This new law, which is not retroactive, requires that any class-action suit seeking $5 million or more can only be heard in state court if the primary defendant and more than one-third of the plaintiffs are from the same state. However, if less than one-third of the plaintiffs are from the same state as the primary defendant, and the plaintiffs are seeking more than $5 million, the case would go to federal court. Federal courts are expected to let few of these cases go forward. Accordingly, a plaintiff that wants to convert its case into a class action must now satisfy the fairly big hurdle the Class Action Fairness Act signifies. For now, California businesses will need to hold their collective breath and wait for the Supreme Court to weigh in on Proposition 64. However, going forward, they can be content that both Proposition 64 and Class Action Fairness Act have snapped two highly effective arrows in plaintiff s counsel s quiver. Mr. Hurley, is the Chair of Greenberg Traurig s Orange County Litigation. He and Mr. Menzies are actively involved in working with the owners and operators of assembly areas nationwide. Mr. Hurley may be contacted at or at HurleyG@gtlaw.com What the #$*! (Bleep) Do We Know?! 3/15/05 Being Julia 3/22/05 Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason 3/22/05 FILMS TO VIDEO: PROJECTED RELEASE SCHEDULE Extended version of Films to Video releases can be found at Fat Albert 3/22/05 The Final Cut 3/22/05 Finding Neverland 3/22/05 After the Sunset 3/29/05 Closer 23/29/05 Vera Drake 3/29/05 Elektra 4/5/05 I Am David 4/5/05 Spanglish 4/5/05 Hotel Rwanda 4/12/05 Ocean s Twelve 4/12/05 Suspect Zero 4/12/05 House of Flying Daggers 4/19/05 A Love Song for Bobby Long 4/19/05 Meet the Fockers 4/19/05 For additional listings refer to: Source: Home Media Retailing 3

4 Cinema Treasures: Academy Awards Locations Previews invited Ross Melnick and Andreas Fuchs, co-authors of Cinema Treasures A New Look At Classic Movie Theatres, to contribute a regular column featuring interesting facts about our industry s glorious past. In view of last month s Academy Awards we asked them to write about the houses that Oscar visited. On February 27, 2005 the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood welcomed Oscar for the fourth time. Designed by prominent architect David Rockwell with a sense of iconic style and state-of-the-art technology, the venue is optimized for audiovisual recordings and live broadcasts, also serving as year-round host to musical productions, concerts, comedy, dance, variety shows, holiday specials and more. Early on, even the occasional film premiere was booked for the some 3,500-seat auditorium, which are now back to the classics of El Capitan, Grauman s Chinese and Pacific s Cinerama Dome at Arclight Hollywood. The Academy looked at the requirements for the space and laid out the terms, producer and former AMPAS president Robert Rehme told me before the Kodak opened. We really loved the idea of bringing the Oscars back to Hollywood. Hollywood symbolizes movies, even if the studios are no longer there. Hollywood means movies that s how the idea of a theatre was born. Before the Golden Boy settled back into the heart of Hollywood, he d been on the move. The Annual Academy Awards of Merit have been presented in nine different locations during their 77-year history. The first Oscar ceremony took place on May 16, 1929, at the Blossom Ballroom of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, across the street from the Kodak Theatre. 270 academy members and their guests attended the black-tie dinner. In the 1930 s the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard was the home of several Oscar ceremonies. In April 1930, its Cocoanut Grove currently beautifully recreated in The Aviator hosted the second Oscars. And when the third awards were presented in November that year, the banquet was held at the Ambassador s Fiesta Room. The Oscars returned to the Fiesta Room in 1932 and 34 and the Cocoanut Grove in 1940 and 43. The Regal Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles welcomed Oscar in 1931 at the Sala O Oro before moving to the Biltmore Bowl banquet room from and The first shift away from an industry dinner and into a more RKO Pantages Graumans Chinese Theatre 4 public space occurred in 1944 and 45 when the Academy Awards were held at Grauman s Chinese Theatre to allow people in the armed forces on leave to attend the event. Until 1943 the Academy Awards had been presented in banquet form, but by extending the idea of the Hollywood Canteen it became a stage show. In 1949, however, the organization could only afford to stage the event at its own 1,000-seat Academy Award Theatre on Melrose Avenue. In 1947 and 48 Oscar had taken over the Shrine Auditorium for the first time, but it would be another 40 years before the Academy Awards returned there. Located near the University of Southern California, the Shrine houses several other ceremonies during the year, including the Emmys, MTV Movie and the American Music Awards. Now the premiere L.A. showhouse for musicals such as Disney s The Lion King and The Producers, the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Boulevard celebrated the Academy Awards from 1950 to American TV audiences got their first view inside an Oscar ceremony when the Awards were broadcast from the legendary (RKO) Pantages movie palace in In 1961, the Academy Awards moved west to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, where they continued through Then, from 1969 to 1987, downtown L.A. s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2,800 seats), home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Opera, welcomed the Academy Awards. Since 1988, the Chandler alternated with the Shrine Auditorium (5,800 seats) for the awards show. The last year the Oscars were held at the Chandler was In March of 2002, in his 73rd year, Oscar celebrated his housewarming bash at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, back where it all began. Hooray for Hollywood! Andreas Fuchs is an independent exhibition consultant whose articles appear regularly in Film Journal International, FilmEcho and Auditoria, among others. More facts and news about historic and contemporary movie theatres are available at

5 ShoWest 2005 Schedule of Events (as of March 2, 2005) MONDAY, MARCH 14th, :30am Buses leave for Al Lapidus Golf Tournament 7:30am 8:00pm Convention Registration 6:00pm & 9:00pm ShoWest Showcase: An Evening of Independent Film Century Orleans 18 Theatres Films to be screened: My Summer of Love Focus Features Dust To Glory IFC Films House of D Lions Gate Films The Chumscrubber Newmarket Films Mad Hot Ballroom Paramount Classics Layer Cake Sony Pictures Classics 8:00pm 9:00pm ShoWest Showcase Reception at Century Orleans 18 Theatres TUESDAY, MARCH 15 th 7:30am 8:00pm Convention Registration 7:45am Opening Day Breakfast Award Presentations: Inter-Society s Ken Mason Award John Mason, Director of Worldwide Student Film, Eastman Kodak 9:15am ShoWest Opening Day Ceremony Salute to the $100 Million Films of 2004 Welcome Remarks: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks Animation SKG Industry Addresses: Dan Glickman, President, MPAA John Fithian, President, NATO Award Presentations: ShoWester of the Year Award Stephen Marcus, President and CEO, The Marcus Corporation 10:45am Screening 12:15pm 2:00pm Opening Day Luncheon featuring the Presentation of The Hollywood Reporter Showmanship Awards Special Performance by Paul Green s School of Rock band from Newmarket s new film ROCK SCHOOL. 2:00pm 6:00pm ShoWest Trade Show 2:30pm Seminar Great Promotional Ideas for Movie Exhibitors and Studios Hosted by Newspapers Across America 6:00pm Screening Warner Bros. Pictures Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 8:00pm Cocktail Reception 9:30pm Screening Sony Pictures Classics Kung Fu Hustle WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15th, :30am 6:30pm Convention Registration 8:00am Breakfast Award Presentations: Will Rogers Institute Theatre Managers Awards Bert Nathan Memorial Award Krista Schulte, The Coca-Cola Company 10:30am 12:00pm NATO & MPAA Seminar Movie Piracy - the Latest on Problems and Solutions and NATO & MPAA: Working in Harmony Moderator: John Fithian - President, NATO Panelists to date: Stacy Carlson, EVP Global Affairs, MPAA John Malcolm, SVP Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations, MPAA Jeff Mirich - SVP and CIO, Walt Disney Studios Richard Atkinson Executive Director, Systems Integration, Walt Disney Studios 10:00am 5:00pm ShoWest Trade Show 12:15 2:00pm Exhibitor Relations Buffet Lunch and Schmooze-A-Rama 7:30pm and 8:00pm Major Studio Screening and Product Reel Presentation Sony Pictures Entertainment 10:00pm Sony Pictures World Premiere Party THURSDAY, MARCH 17th, :00am - 1:00pm ShoWest Trade Show Continental Breakfast on the Tradeshow Floor 11:30am 2:00pm Final Day Luncheon and Presentation hosted by Twentieth Century Fox and DLP Cinema, a Texas Instruments Technology 2:30pm Special Digital Cinema Seminar 6:30pm Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony Hosted by The Coca-Cola Company 5 NATO of CA/NV Academy Awards Contest Winner Congratulations to Peter Lehmann of Krikorian Premiere Theatres who selected 14 winners out of a possible 16 in our Academy Awards Contest. Mr. Lehmann won an autographed copy of Cinema Treasures A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters, which was featured in the February issue of Previews. Scholarship Program: If You Don t Enter, You Can t Win NATO of CA/NV now has two separate scholarship programs for its members. The original program for field level employees will award up to fifteen scholarships. A new one for the dependent children of currently employed, California or Nevada based corporate office or management level theatre employees is now being offered with up to ten awards available. The $7, scholarships for both programs are available for post secondary or vocational education. Applications with complete details of the programs and eligibility requirements are available on the NATO of CA/NV web site at or by phoning the office at 310/ All applications for the Field Level Scholarship must be postmarked or delivered to the NATO of CA/NV office by April 15, The deadline for the Dependent Children applications is July 1, NATO of CA/NV has awarded $377,500 to 131 member scholars since the 1996 inception of its scholarship program. And each of those 131 winners started off by sending in an application. won t you take that first step? NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA/NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION fifteen 2005 $7,500 SCHOLARSHIPS available for post secondary or vocational education! To be eligible to apply, you must be a field employee of a National Association of Theatre Owners of CA/NV member theatre. Applications must be postmarked or delivered to the NATO of CA/NV Office by April 15, Scholarships will be announced in June 2005.

6 2005 Spring/Summer Film Releases (as of 2/24/05) Date Film Studio W 3/30/05 Beauty Shop MGM Fri, 4/1/05 Look At Me SONY PIC CLS Fri, 4/1/05 Sin City MIRAMAX Fri, 4/8/05 Fever Pitch FOX Fri, 4/8/05 Kung Fu Hustle SONY PIC CLS Fri, 4/8/05 Sahara PARAMOUNT Fri, 4/8/05 Winter Solstice PARAMOUNT CLS W, 4/13/05 State Property 2: Philly Streets Formerly State Property 2 LIONS GATE Fri. 4/15/05 Amityville Horror, The MGM Fri. 4/15/05 House Of D LIONS GATE Fri. 4/15/05 Valiant BV Fri. 4/22/05 A Lot Like Love BV Fri. 4/22/05 Interpreter, The UNIVERSAL Fri. 4/22/05 King s Ransom NEW LINE Fri. 4/22/05 Madison MGM Fri. 4/29/05 3-iron SONY PIC CLS Fri. 4/29/05 The Hitchhiker s Guide To The Galaxy BV Fri. 4/29/05 Xxx: State Of The Union SONY Fri, 5/6/05 House Of Wax WB Fri, 5/6/05 Jiminy Glick In La La Wood MGM Fri, 5/6/05 Kingdom Of Heaven FOX Fri. 5/13/05 Crash LIONS GATE Fri. 5/13/05 Kicking And Screaming UNIVERSAL Fri. 5/13/05 Layer Cake SONY PIC CLS Fri. 5/13/05 Mad Hot Ballroom PARA CLS. Fri. 5/13/05 Monster In Law NEW LINE Fri. 5/13/05 Unleashed FOCUS Th, 5/19/05 Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith FOX Fri. 5/27/05 The Longest Yard PARAMOUNT Fri. 5/27/05 Madagascar - Animated DREAMWORKS Fri. 5/27/05 Mindhunters MIRAMAX Fri. 5/27/05 Saving Face SONY PIC CLS Fri. 5/27/05 Deep Blue MIRAMAX Fri. 6/3/05 Apres Vous PARAMOUNT CLS. Fri. 6/3/05 Cinderella Man UNIVERSAL Fri. 6/3/05 High Tension LIONS GATE Fri. 6/3/05 Lords Of Dogtown SONY Fri. 6/3/05 Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants WARNER BROS Fri 6/10/05 The Adventures Of Shark Boy & Lava Girl (3-d) MIRAMAX Fri 6/10/05 The Bad News Bears PARAMOUNT Fri 6/10/05 Heights SONY PIC CLS Fri 6/10/05 Howl s Moving Castle BV Fri 6/10/05 Mr. And Mrs. Smith FOX Date Film Studio Fri. 6/17/05 Batman Begins WARNER BROS Fri. 6/17/05 Me And You And Everyone We Know IFC Fri. 6/17/05 My Summer Of Love FOCUS Fri, 6/24/05 Dukes Of Hazzard WARNER BROS Fri, 6/24/05 Herbie: Fully Loaded BV Fri, 6/24/05 Rize (Documentary LIONS GATE Fri, 6/24/05 Yes SONY PIC CLS We, 6/29/05 War Of The Worlds PARAMOUNT Fri 7/1/05 Roll Bounce FOX Fri 7/1/05 Undead LIONS GATE Fri, 7/8/05 Bewitched SONY Fri, 7/8/05 The Fantastic Four FOX Fri, 7/8/05 Saraband SONY PIC CLS Fri, 7/15/05 Charlie & The Chocolate Factory WARNER BROS Fri, 7/15/05 Happy Endings LIONS GATE Fri, 7/15/05 Hustle & Flow PARAMOUNT CLS Fri, 7/15/05 Into The Blue MGM Wedding Crashers NEW LINE Fri, 7/22/05 The Island DREAMWORKS Fri, 7/22/05 November SONY PIC CLS Fri, 7/22/05 The Perfect Man UNIVERSAL Fri, 7/22/05 Rebound FOX Fri, 7/29/05 The Brothers Grimm MIRAMAX Fri, 7/29/05 Elizabethtown PARAMOUNT Fri, 7/29/05 Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) FOX SEARCHLIGHT Fri, 7/29/05 Sky High BV Fri, 7/29/05 Stealth SONY Fri, 8/5/05 Doom UNIVERSAL Fri, 8/5/05 Grizzly Man (Documentary) LIONS GATE Fri, 8/5/05 Must Love Dogs WARNER BROS Fri, 8/5/05 Red-eye DREAMWORKS Fri, 8/5/05 Untitled Mike Judge FOX Fri, 8/12/05 Dark Water BUENA VISTA Fri, 8/12/05 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo SONY Fri, 8/12/05 The Devil s Rejects LIONS GATE Fri, 8/12/05 Domino NEW LINE Fri, 8/12/05 Everything Is Illuminated WARNER INDIE Fri, 8/12/05 Four Brothers PARAMOUNT Fri, 8/12/05 The Skeleton Key UNIVERSAL Fri, 8/19/05 The Cave SONY/SCREEN GEMS Fri, 8/19/05 40 Year Old Virgin UNIVERSAL Fri, 8/19/05 Romance And Cigarettes MGM Fri, 8/19/05 Zu Warriors MIRAMAX Fri, 8/26/05 Cry Wolf FOCUS Summer 05 The Honeymooners PARAMOUNT 9/1/05 Ritual MIRAMAX 9/1/05 The Woods MGM ~Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. 6

7 Employers Must Properly Dispose of Consumer Information New rules under the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) will require all employers with one or more employees to properly dispose of documents that contain consumer information used for a business purpose. These rules were enacted to protect against the growing problem of identity theft. According to the National Crime Prevention Council, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. The rules are effective June 1, What Does The Law Require? The rules say that, Any person that maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information for a business purpose must properly dispose of such information by taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information in connection with the disposal. If you obtain a consumer report about someone as part of your hiring process, your company must destroy it. Information Must Be Destroyed The law gives some examples of what s required: Burning, pulverizing or shredding of papers containing consumer information so the information cannot be read or reconstructed. Destroying or erasing electronic media containing consumer information so the information cannot be read or reconstructed. These are meant only as examples and are not the exclusive means of destruction. Each business can make its own decisions about how to properly dispose of the information. Penalties for noncompliance of the law can be stiff. Shredding Services Available The rules say that the use of a shredding service is one way an employee may properly dispose of the information. However, the rules also mention it is critical for the employer to engage in due diligence to verify the competency and integrity of the service that s hired. All employees who handle consumer information should be made aware of the new law and the importance of compliance. Source: FACTA Clarification to Post Log 300A The February issue of Previews included a reference to Post Log 300A which stated Employers who are subject to Log 300 Cal/OSHA requirements are required to prepare Form 300A at the end of each year. NATO of CA/NV contacted officials who clarified that motion picture theatres are exempt, unless specifically instructed otherwise, in writing, by a state or federal agency operating under the authority of OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For any additional information visit the Cal/OSHA web site at Year-To-Date Box-Office YEAR-TO-DATE 58 days starting Thursday, January 1, through Sunday, February 27, 2005 Average ticket price for 2005 is estimated Year Avg. Ticket Ticket Price Total Gross % Changes vs. Attendance % Change Price Change Previous Year vs. Previous Year 2005 $ % $1,415,723, % 221,206, % 2004 $ % $1,325,453, % 213,095, % 2003 $ % $1,366,464, ,611,057 - ~Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. 7

8 INSIDE PREVIEWS 2005 Spring/Summer Product Lineup To Be Previewed On April 5 and 7 Plaintiffs Take A One-Two Punch: Proposition 64 and the Class Action Reform Act Cinema Treasures: Academy Awards Locations NATO of California/Nevada March 2005 National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada San Vicente Blvd., Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Academy Awards Contest Winner Scholarship Program: If You Don t Enter, You Can t Win ShoWest 2005 Schedule of Events Labor Issues & Updates Employers Must Properly Dispose of Consumer Information Clarification to Post Log 300A Video Release Schedule Health Tip W h e n s h o p p i n g for onions, consider s t r o n g e r - t a s t i n g varieties. The strong taste and smell come from antioxidant compounds called polyphenols (including flavonoids), which may reduce the risk of cancer and other diseases, according to a new report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Unfortunately, Americans have increasingly been opting for milder onions, such as Vidalia, in recent years. Western Yellow, New York Bold, and Northern Red onions are highest in polyphenols. Shallots, though milder in flavor, also rank high.