From the President’s Desk
Should movies depicting tobacco
consumption get automatic “R” ratings? NATO’s John Fithian weighs in on the issue.

Dateline: Exhibition
New plexes for Regal, Douglas, CCG, Morrison, Consolidated and Sunstar; a new NATO buying program for uniforms.

Digital Cinema
Government-financed China Film Group has implemented 10 more DLP Cinema systems, bringing the nation’s total to 68.

December Preview
The holiday season brings new films from Wes Anderson, James L. Brooks, Mike Nichols, Jay Roach, Steven Soderbergh and more. Also, Late Additions to November.

Washington Report
The attorney general of New Jersey has informed exhibitors that anything bigger than a 10-plex must have closed captioning.

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. For weekend box office click here.

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

Through A Scanner, Smartly
With “The Polar Express,” director Robert Zemeckis pioneers a new technique he dubs “performance capture.” Just don’t call it animation.

M.I.A. ‘04
Russell Crowe didn’t star in a movie this year! Neither did Harrison Ford, Keanu Reeves nor Sandra Bullock. We look at what they’ve been up to.