From the President’s Desk
John Fithian discusses what he observed at the latest edition of NATO’s official convention, ShoWest 2005.

Dateline: Exhibition
Regal opens 64 screens and buys another 76 from R/C; Loews bows a Greater Seattle 16-plex; GTC gets a new president; and more.

Digital Cinema
The U.K. Film Council has announced its timetable: 250 projectors equipped with 2K DLP CInema tech will be in place next year.

June Preview
With warm weather comes “Batman Begins,” “Bewitched,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Land of the Dead,” “War of the Worlds” and more. Also, Late Additions to May.

Next!
Twenty-seven filmmakers directed the 2004 films that grossed more than $100 million; we look at what they have in the works.

Counsel’s Column
G. Kendrick Macdowell explains, among other things, why anti-camcording legislation is pursued at both the federal and state levels.

Washington Report
Steven John Fellman describes the many misconceptions surrounding cinema owners’ captioning obligations.

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.

Ads Up!
In two short years, big-screen sound-and-motion advertising has transformed the economics of the U.S. exhibition industry.

ShoWest 2005
Aniston, Barrymore, Biel, Damon, Fallon, Gibson, Jolie, Lucas, Mac, Pitt and more turn up for NATO’s official convention.