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From the President’s Desk
NATO’s John Fithian talks about, among other things, how “The Passion of the Christ” has created a new breed of moviegoer.

Dateline: Exhibition
Cinemark expects a new owner; Wallace adds a new COO; and new multis make news for Century, Epic, Rave & Consolidated.

June Preview
With warm weather comes the return of Jackie Chan, Vin Diesel, Tom Hanks, Ben Stiller and Harry Potter. Also, Late Additions to May.

Next!
“The Passion of the Christ” is the latest period piece to burn up the box office. We look ahead at movies depicting how it used to be.

Tech
MGM becomes the first major distributor to utilize environment-friendly cyan-dye soundtracks for all its releases.

Washington Report
Jonathan Yarowsky says anti-indecency legislation is moving forward; Steven Fellman discusses when and how to involve the police.

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.

New NATO Members

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

ShoWest 2004
NATO’s annual confab attracts Jim Carrey, Will Smith, Ben Stiller, Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, Samuel L. Jackson and more.

Helmer of Troy
The director of “The Perfect Storm” and “Air Force One” stages an all-star epic set more than 3,000 years ago.

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