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From the President’s Desk
NATO’s John Fithian suggests that digital cinema standards cannot be finalized until certain business questions are answered.

Dateline: Exhibition
New plexes for Consolidated, Malco, GTC, Cinemark and Landmark; personnel changes for Crown and Pacific.

Built By Association
The state legislatures are heating up again, with taxes, obscenity, violence and even gift certificates on their agendas.

April Preview
By the numbers, April rains “Gypsy 83,” “Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” “13 Going On 30” and “The Whole Ten Yards.”  Also, Late Additions to March.

Next!
Because 2003’s nine highest-grossing movies traffic in sci-fi or fantasy, we look at what the future holds for the genre.

Digital Cinema
A 2K digital projector comes to Grauman’s Chinese in Hollywood, marking the first commercial use of the device in the U.S.

Washington Report
The revised ADAAG continues to wend its way through government; the 108th Congress anticipates a short second session.

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. Plus 2003's Top Distributors.

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

Raiders of the
Lost Box Office
As Internet connections grow speedier, the motion picture industry has grown more nervous about blockbusters getting downloaded before they’re in cinemas.