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From the President’s Desk
Fresh from his excursion to Europe, John Fithian observes first-hand overseas attitudes toward America and Americans.

Dateline: Exhibition
New to the industry landscape: a Harkins 18-plex, a Malco 14-plex, a National Amusements 6-plex and more.

March Preview
New films from directors Robert Duvall, Lawrence Kasdan, James Mangold, Chris Rock, Rob Zombie and more. Also, Late Additions to February.

International Dateline
Innova earmarks 400 screens for Spain and Argentina; Russia’s anti-piracy chief ducks bullets; and NLC plans a 34-plex.

Digital Cinema
DCI recruits new execs and names a testing site while Regal strikes a deal with Turner Broadcasting System.

Washington Report
Steve Fellman reports on the controversial court decision against AMC; Jonathan Yarowsky looks at the year just past.

Built By Association
As ticket-tax proposals loom, Mid-States NATO exec Belinda Judson offers tips on how to connect with regional legislators.

Final Cut
NATO’s new chairman, Marcus Corp. chief executive Steve Marcus, submits to the 17 questions.

New NATO Members
Cinema owners who joined up.

Release Calendar
Coming movies ordered by date of bow. Updated weekly.

Events
A calendar of industry happenings.

How They Rate
Why films are classified as they are.

Cash Drawer
Movies ranked by gross. Updated weekly.

Index to Advertisers
A list of advertisers in this month's print edition of In Focus.

All The Marvels
Producer Kevin Feige discusses “Spider-Man,” “X-Men,” “The Hulk,” “Daredevil” and the rest of the Marvel Comics stable.

Near Mint
A look at the history of the comic book movie, from “Superman and the Mole Men” to “X-Men” and “Spider-Man.”

Drawing Board
On the eve of “Daredevil’s” release, a look at the dozens of comic-book movies rocketing toward the big screen.