February 2006 NANATOTO of /NevadaCalifornia/Nevada

Information for the California and Nevada Motion Picture Theatre Industry

CALENDAR Film Product Seminar to Include Special Bonuses of EVENTS & HOLIDAYS Lincoln’sLincoln’s Birthday Feb. 12 Valentine’sValentine’s Day Feb. 14 President’sPresident’s Day Feb. 20 Regal’s Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26 Century 16 Downtown Pleasant Hill ’s One of the most popular NATO of California/Nevada annual events is coming. The Spring/ Birthday Summer Film Product Seminar will take place on April 4th in and April 6th in Feb. 22 . Clips from more than 80 fi lms will be screened with introductions from the respective studio representatives. As in years past attendees will have a fi rst look at some of the big- Showmanship Awards gest fi lms to be released during the spring and summer months and the opportunity to provide their Entries Due theatre staff with an update of future programming and those fi lms which will lend themselves to Mar. 1 special promotions. A great opportunity for every manager! 78th Annual As a special added attraction, the documentary CINERAMA Academy Awards ADVENTURE will be shown at the conclusion of the product Presentation seminar. CINERAMA ADVENTURE chronicles the amazing Mar. 5 story of the fi rst interactive fi lm process, using three cameras and three projectors to present an immersive fi lm experience which ShoWest includes 20 minutes of actual 3-panel Cinerama footage and Mar 13-16 lives up to its copy line: PUTS YOU IN THE PICTURE! The fi lm also includes the history of the Film Product wide screen process and interviews with many of the stars of the various Cinerama fi lms. This is a Seminar must see for anyone with an interest in fi lm, and maybe your only chance to see it on the big screen. Apr. 4 - South Following the showing, a Q&A session with the fi lm makers of CINERAMA ADVENTURE David Apr. 6 - North Strohmaier and Randy Gitsch will be conducted. In addition to all of the above, the winners of the 2nd Annual NATO of California/Nevada Show- Scholarship manship Awards will be presented. Indeed, a full day is promised as well as many other surprises. It Applications Due all happens on April 4, 2006 in Southern California at Regal’s Long Beach Stadium 26 Theatre and Apr. 7 April 6, 2006 in Northern California at the Century 16 Downtown Pleasant Hill Theatre. th Passover Begins Reservations, which are due by Monday, March 20 , are on a fi rst come basis. See page 2 to Apr.Apr. 12 make your reservation. Good Friday Apr. 14 Showmanship Entries are due March 1st. Visit our website: Easter www.NATOCalNev.org for information and entry forms. Apr. 16 1 NATO of California/Nevada February 2006

Previews is published by the Registration Form National Association of Theatre Owners of NATO of CA/NV Spring/ Summer California/Nevada Film Product Seminar 11661 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 830 , CA 90049-5116 Attendance is open to NATO of CA/NV member employees by reservation only, Phone: 310/460-2900 no walk-ins and no substitutions. Due to space limitations we can accommodate no more Fax: 310/460-2901 than two persons from each theatre location. All reservations must be approved by the E-mail: Offi [email protected] www.NATOCalNev.org respective corporate office or district manager. OFFICERS Milton Moritz Schedule President & CEO Continental Breakfast ...... 9:00 AM Raymond W. Syufy Program Begins ...... 10:00 AM Chairman Product Seminar conclusion ...... By 3:00 PM William F. Hertz, Sr. CINERAMA ADVENTURE screening ...... 3:15 PM ViceVice President Exit ...... By 5:00 PM David Corwin Treasurer Bruce Sanborn Secretary April 4, 2006 April 6, 2006 ❦ Regal’s Long Beach 26 Theatre Century 16 Downtown Pleasant Hill 7501 Carson Blvd. 125 Crescent Drive BOARD OF DIRECTORS Long Beach, CA 90808 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 David Corwin Metropolitan Theatres Nora Dashwood Pacifi c Theatres Name: ______Title: ______Alan Grossberg Email: ______Phone: ______UltraStar Cinemas William F. Hertz, Sr. Company Name: ______Mann Theatres Theatre Name: ______George Krikorian Krikorian Premiere Cinemas Business Address: ______Greg Laemmle ______Laemmle Theatres Neal Pinsker District Manager: ______Phone ______Regal Entertainment Group or Signature CorporateCorporate OfOfficerficer Frank Rimkus ______Galaxy Theatres Print name Bruce Sanborn The Movie Experience Will attend: ❑ No. Calif. ❑ So. Calif. Raymond W. Syufy I plan on staying for the screening of CINERAMA ADVENTURE and the Q&A afterwards. John Tegtmeier TegtmeierTegtmeier Associates ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Undecided Dick Walsh AMC Theatres FAX THIS COMPLETED FORM TO NATO of CA/NV: 310/460-2901 For more details call 310/460-2900 ❦ Deadline for reservations: Monday, March 20th Charlene Sievers Director, Member Services

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white light reader?” you may ask. Besides the fact that the light source color is red, the big dif- ference is how it works with the cyan dye tracks as compared with older silver tracks. Both reader styles have a light sensitive pick-up device (solar cell) which interprets the light that is cast upon it from the fi lm soundtrack. The light source for a silver track is a conventional white light Cyan Dye bulb with a tungsten fi lament. The light source for a cyan dye track is a red LED (Light Emit- ting Diode). Without getting into the technical Analog Soundtracks details, suffi ce it to say that you cannot play a By Ken Jacquart, Cinema Product Manager; Motion Picture Division, Dolby Laboratories Inc. cyan dye track on a projector that has a white light reader because the analog sound will be Converting to a silverless cyan track offers major benefits to both the very quiet and contain a lot of hiss. motion picture industry and to the environment. The cyan track is not only If your projectors are not yet equipped safer and simpler to produce; it is less damaging to the environment, reduc- with red light analog readers, it would be wise ing the use of water and chemicals in the developing process. to contact your theatre equipment dealer as The cyan dye track requires a red light reader in the projector’s analog soon as possible. soundhead: without one, the new soundtracks will play badly or not at all. A Do you have a question about the opera- red light reader provides several practical benefits to the theatre, beyond the tions of your booth? Feel free to submit ques- ability to play the new soundtracks, and the Dye Track Committee encour- tions or suggestions for upcoming Tech Tips to ages the conversion of all theatres to red readers. [email protected]. We look forward to The vast majority of US screens have already been converted to red light hearing from you. ▼ readers, with most major studios intending to evolve to the cyan dye track format. If you own or operate a theatre that is not yet equipped with a red light reader in your projector’s analog soundheads, it is recommended that you install one as soon as possible. REDSTONE: 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, and Universal Pictures have committed to releasing 35 mm prints with cyan dye analog No day and date soundtracks. These leading studios now join dye track pioneers Buena Vista, DreamWorks, MGM, and Miramax in furthering the film industry’s transi- Viacom and National tion to the environmentally friendly print-manufacturing process. Amusement Chairman Sumner On October 21, 2005, Universal released “DOOM” withwith cyancyan dyedye Redstone left no doubt, at a analog soundtracks. Universal will begin releasing all upcoming films with recent Q & A session, where he cyan dye analog soundtracks, including “King Kong”,”, whichwhich comescomes outout onon stands on the idea of the industry December 14th, 2005. All prints will have the new tracks. The new process moving toward simultaneous will have significant environmental benefits. releases of feature fi lms to To play the new analog sound-tracks, your projector must be equipped theatres and DVD or video on with a visible red light analog reader. If you attempt to play this soundtrack using a white light or infra-red reader, the sound level will be greatly re- demand platforms. duced. “AnyAny exhibitorexhibitor playing Digital playback is not affected by the new process. The digital pictures under these soundtracks (Dolby Digital, DTS, and SDDS) play fine with either a red or a white light reader and no equipment changes are necessary for any of the circumstances would be digital soundtracks. Yet, the analog “back-up track” will not be an effective committing suicide; back-up track without a visible red light analog reader. it’s not going to happen.” “What is a red light reader? and what is the difference between it and a

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Workplace Posters and Notices Do You Comply with State and Federal ing through Election Day. Posting Requirements? • Discrimination and Harassment in Employment Are Prohibited Under recent California and federal law, an array of rules by Law. Form DFEH 162 is available from the California requires you to display employment-related posters in the work- Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) place and provide employees with many written notices. • Equalqual EmploymentEmployment OpportunityOpportunity IsIs thethe LawLaw. Form EEOC-P/E- The posters listed below must be in English, and some are 1 is available from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity also available in Spanish and other languages. Posters should Commission. be conspicuously displayed where employees can read them, • Employee Polygraph Protection Act. PPrivaterivate emploemployersyers must such as in a lunch or break room. Some posters must also be post Form WH-1462, available from the DOL. displayed where job applicants can read them, such as in the • Your Rights Under USERRA. This is a new poster, available human resources offi ce. If you have employees at more than from the DOL’s Veterans Employment and Training Service. one location, you’ll need posters at each site. • Whistleblower Protections. This must include a listing of Posters Required of All Employers whistleblower rights and responsibilities. A sample is avail- • Your Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. FormForm WWH-1088H-1088 able from the DIR. is available from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). • Wage Orders. Every private California employer must post • California Minimum Wage. YYouou mmustust ppostost oorderrder MMW-2001,W-2001, the Wage Order(s) applicable to their industry, available available from the California Department of Industrial from the DIR. Relations (DIR). • Access to Medical and Exposure Records. This is required if • Payday Notice. FFormorm DLSE 8 is avavailableailable frfromom the DIR, or you use hazardous or toxic substances. Form S-11 is avail- you can write and post your own. able from Cal/OSHA. • Notice to Employees: Injuries Caused by Work. FormForm DWCDWC 7 isis Posters Required If You Have 5 or More Employees available from the DIR’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. All of the above, plus: . This is availableavailable • Notice of Workers’ Compensation Carrier • Pregnancy Disability Leave. DFEH 100-20 is available from from your workers’ comp insurer. the DFEH. Note that if you have 50 or more employees, • Safety and Health Protection on the Job. This poster is avail- you should instead post DFEH 100-21 (see below). able from Cal/OSHA. Posters Required If You Have 10 or More Employees • Cal/OSHA Citations. IfIf youyou receivereceive a citation,citation, youyou mustmust postpost itit All of the above, plus: at or near the place of violation for three working days or until the unsafe condition is abated, whichever is longer. • Annual Summary of Injuries and Illnesses. Cal/OSHA Form 300A, available from Cal/OSHA, must be posted each year • Emergency Phone Numbers. Form S-500 is available from from February 1 through April 30. the DIR. • Prop. 65 Warning Notice. IIff yyouou hhaveave 1100 oorr mmoreore eemployeesmployees • No Smoking Notice. MMostost emploemployersyers araree requiredrequired to post and you permit smoking in your facility or use chemicals “No Smoking” signs at building entrances. If smoking know to cause cancer or reproductive problems, this notice is is allowed in some areas, post a sign reading “Smoking is required. Information is available form the California Offi ce prohibited except in designated areas.” of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. • Unemployment Insurance, State Disability Insurance, and Paid Family Leave. FormForm DEDE 1857A1857A (or(or FormForm DEDE 1858,1858, ifif youryour em-em- Posters Required If You Have 50 or More Employees ployees are only covered by State Disability Insurance) is available All of the above that apply to you, plus: from the California Employment Development Department. • Your Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. • Time Off to Vote. This notice, availableavailable fromfrom the California Form WH-1420 is available from the DOL. Secretary of State’s offi ce, Election Division, must be posted • California Family Rights Act Notice. FFormorm DFEH 100-21 for at least 10 days before each statewide election, continu- is available from the DFEH. ▼

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Five Forms an Employer Must Give a Big Tips for Small Businesses Terminated Employee Eliminate Sources of Workplace Stress Today’s workers are under more stress than ever. Should The law requires employers to give an employee that concern managers? Absolutely. Unchecked stress leads specifi c forms when the employee is terminated. to increased absenteeism, lack of enthusiasm for the job, poor These forms are: performance and bad attitudes. 1. Notice of COBRA Rights. Any employer with a group Here are some of the most common causes of workplace health plan (including medical, dental or vision) who has 20 stress and strategies for reducing tension: or more employees must extend federal COBRA rights to continue benefi ts under the plan to qualifi ed benefi ciaries. Lack of control Cal-COBRA applies to employers with 2 to 19 employees. Employees list “a lack of control” as the number one source Ask the employee to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of of workplace stress. COBRA rights. Also provide the COBRA election form. Strategy: Solicit suggestions, comments and input from If the employee’s spouse or other dependents do not live employees. The benefi ts are two-fold: employee anxiety will with the employee, send out additional COBRA notices drop and you’ll gain valuable insight. to qualifi ed benefi ciaries. Lack of appreciation 2. Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Notice. Failure to show appreciation for employee participation The HIPP program requires California employers to give generates stress that endangers all future efforts. After all, why terminating employees notice about special state programs would any employee give 100 percent for an organization that that provide for the state to pay the COBRA premium failed to recognize or reward him or her in the past? under certain circumstances. Strategy: Showing daily, weekly and monthly appreciation 3. Notice to Employee about a Change in Employment will reduce stress, improve morale and increase productivity. Relationship. Under California law, employers are re- quired to give immediate written notice to an employee Lack of feedback about a change in the employment relationship, including People want to know how they are doing and whether discharge. The notice must include: (a) the company they are meeting expectations. If you don’t communicate your name; (b) the employee name; (c) the employee’s Social thoughts on performance, employees become anxious about Security Number; (d) the date of the action; and (e) how well they’re doing. whether the termination was a discharge, layoff, leave of Strategy: Daily or weekly feedback can reduce stress sig- absence or change in status from employee to independent nifi cantly. Managers who wait until after year-end to evaluate contractor. job performance are 51 weeks too late. Regular feedback is also 4. For Your Benefit (Form DE 2320). This pamphlet a great way to reinforce good performance and nip problems explains California’s Unemployment Insurance and Dis- in the bud. ▼ ability Insurance programs and must be distributed when an employer discharges or lays off an employee, or places Source: Adapted from The Ten Top Causes of Workplace Stress, by Dale Collie an employee on a leave of absence. 5. Certifi cate of Group Health Plan Coverage. If you pro- vide health insurance to your employees you should give this certifi cate to the terminating employee. The certifi cate gives evidence of the employee’s previous health coverage. The employee may need to give this certifi cate to his/her new employer if s/he becomes eligible under a group health plan that excludes coverage for certain pre-existing medical Films To Video: conditions. ▼ Source: California Chamber of Commerce, Projected Release Schedule Labor Law Update available at www.natocalnev.org

5 NATO of California/Nevada February 2006 2005 Top Grossing Theatres Nationally 2005 2004 2005 Ranking by Ranking Ranking Circuit Theatre/# of Screens City Screen AvAverage 1 1 AMC EMPIRE 25 New York, NY 8 S T A T I 2 2 AMC BURBANK 30 Burbank, CA 21 3 4 Pacifi c GROVE STADIUM 14 Los Angeles, CA 1 4 3 Muvico EGYPTIAN 24 Hanover, Md 14 5 8 Regal UNION SQUARE 14 New York, NY 3 6 6 Regal LONG BEACH STADIUM 26 Long Beach, CA 23 Trends At A Glance 7 9 Loews LINCOLN SQUARE 13 New York, NY 2 8 5 AMC BLOCK 30 Orange, CA 40 Average opening weekend 9 14 Regal HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20 Dublin, CA 9 2005 $17.6 10 7 Century DALY CITY 20 Daly City, CA 12 2004 $18.8 11 20 AMC PLEASURE ISLAND 24 Lake Buena Vista, FL 26 12 15 Loews E-WALK 13 New York, NY 4 Average # of theaters on opening weekend 13 10 Loews 15 , CA 5 2005 2,591 14 21 Regal FRESNO STADIUM 21 Fresno, CA 16 2004 2,573 15 23 Loews COMMON 19 Boston, MA 13 16 24 Muvico PARADISE PARK 24 Davie, FL 31 Per-theater average 17 33 Pacifi c ARCLIGHT HOLLYWOOD 15 Hollywood, CA 6 2005 $6,782 18 12 Loews PALISADES 21 West Nyack, NY 20 19 11 Century CENTURY 25 Union City, CA 35 2004 $7,297 20 13 AMC WILLOWBROOK 24 Houston, TX 34 21 36 Muvico PALACE 20 Boca Raton, LA 18 Average second-weekend % drop 22 16 AMC MERCADO 20 Santa Clara, CA 19 2005 -45 23 25 AMC 24 Aventura, FL 36 2004 -44 24 17 AMC HOFFMAN 22 Alexandria, VA 29 25 37 Regal IRVINE SPECTRUM 21 Irvine, CA 27 Wide releases 26 26 Century RIO 24 Albuquerque, NM 37 (More than 1,000 theaters, including ultrawide) 27 18 AMC NESHAMINY 24 Bensalem, PA 38 2005 145 28 10 AMC WESTMINSTER 24 Broomfi eld, , CO 39 29 31 Pacifi c WINNETKA ALL STADIUM 21 Chatsworth, CA 30 2004 142 30 44 Century OAKRIDGE 20 San Jose, CA 24 31 29 AMC MISSION VALLEY 20 , CA 25 Ultrawide releases 32 39 Independent JORDAN COMMONS 16 Sandy, UT 10 (more than 3,000 theaters) 33 27 AMC SUNSET PLACE 24 South Miami, FL 41 2005 55 34 34 AMC ROLLING HILLS 20 Torrance, CA 28 2004 42 35 43 Pacifi c GALLERIA STADIUM 21 Sherman Oaks, CA 32 36 24 AMC GULF POINTE 30 Houston, TX 47 Debuts of more than $40 million 37 42 Nat’l Amusement SHOWCASE 16 Boston, MA 11 2005 13 38 50 Cinemark LEGACY 24 Plano, TX 42 2004 14 39 49 Harkins SUPERSTITION SPRINGS 25 Mesa, AZ 45 40 30 AMC FORUM 30 Sterling Heights, NY 48 41 46 AMC MESA GRANDE 24 Mesa, AZ 43 Debuts of more than $60 million 42 41 Regal SHEEPSHEAD BAY 14 Brooklyn, NY 7 2005 5 43 48 Loews UNIVERSAL CITY 18 Universal City, CA 22 2004 6 44 40 AMC CANTERA 30 Warrenville, IL 49 45 38 AMC HIGHLANDS RANCH 24 Highlands Ranch, CO 44 All fi lm comparisons are for wide releases only. 46 56 Cinemark TINSELTOWN 20 El Paso, TX 33 (more than 1,000 theaters) 47 48 AMC CLIFTON COMMONS 16 Clifton, NY 15 $ in millions, except for per-theater average. 48 54 Nat’l Amusement BRIDGE DE LUX 17 Los Angeles, CA 17 49 30 AMC MESQUITE 30 Mesquite, TX 50 Source: The Hollywood Reporter 50 64 Harkins 24 Tempe, AZ 46

6 NATO of California/Nevada February 2006 2005 Top Grossing California Theatres 2005 2004 2005 Ranking by Ranking Ranking Circuit Theatre/# of Screens City Screen AvAverage S T I C S 1 1 AMC BURBANK 30 Burbank 10 2 2 Pacifi c GROVE STADIUM 14 Los Angeles 1 3 4 Regal LONG BEACH STADIUM 26 Long Beach 12 4 3 AMC BLOCK 30 Orange 23 Final 2005 Box-Offi ce 5 8 Regal HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20 Dublin 4 365 days starting Saturday, January 1, 6 5 Century DALY CITY 20 Daly City 5 through Saturday, January 31, 2005 7 6 Loews METREON 15 San Francisco 2 Average Ticket price for 2005 is estimated. 8 11 Regal FRESNO STADIUM 21 Fresno 7 9 14 Pacifi c ARCLIGHT HOLLYWOOD 15 Hollywood 3 2003 2004 2005 10 7 Century CENTURY 25 Union City 20 Avg. Ticket Price $6.03 $6.21 $6.34 11 9 AMC MERCADO 20 Santa Clara 9 12 16 Regal IRVINE SPECTRUM 21 Irvine 16 Ticket Price 13 13 Pacifi c WINNETKA ALL STADIUM 21 Chatsworth 18 Change 3.97% 2.99% 2.09% 14 18 Century OAKRIDGE 20 San Jose 14 15 12 AMC MISSION VALLEY 20 San Diego 15 Total Gross $9,271,195,939 $9,434,283,321 $8,945,298,267 16 15 AMC ROLLING HILLS 20 Torrance 17 17 17 Pacifi c GALLERIA STADIUM 21 Sherman Oaks 19 18 20 Loews UNIVERSAL CITY 18 Universal City 11 % Change vs. 19 21 Nat’l Amusement BRIDGE DE LUX 17 Westchester 8 Previous Yr. - 1.76% -5.18% 20 26 Regal MIRA MESA STADIUM 18 San Diego 13 21 10 AMC 30 Ontario 25 Attendance 1,537,511,764 1,519,208,264 1,410,930,326 22 19 Regal ONTARIO PALACE 22 Ontario 24 23 22 Century CENTURY 16 Mountain View 6 % Change vs. 24 25 Regal SOUTH GATE STADIUM 20 South Gate 21 Previous Yr. - -1.19% -7.13% 25 24 AMC PUENTE HILLS 20 Rowland Heights 22 ~Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. 2005 Top Grossing Nevada Theatres 2005 2004 2005 Ranking by Year-To-Date Box-Offi ce Ranking Ranking Circuit Theatre/# of Screens City Screen AvAverage 16 days starting Sunday, January 1, 1 1 Regal TEXAS 18 Las Vegas 4 through Monday, January 16, 2006 2 2 Century PARK LANE 16 Reno 2 Average Ticket price for 2006 is estimated. 3 3 Century ORLEANS 18 Las Vegas 5 4 4 Century SUNCOAST 16 Las Vegas 6 2004 2005 2006 5 5 Regal VILLAGE SQUARE 18 Las Vegas 12 Avg. Ticket Price $6.21 $6.34 $6.50 6 6 Regal SUNSET STATION 13 Henderson 3 7 8 Regal COLONNADE 14 Las Vegas 7 Ticket Price 8 7 Century CENTURY 14 Sparks 8 Change 3.97% 2.09% 2.52% 9 * Century SANTA FE STATION 16 Las Vegas 13 10 12 Regal GREEN VALLEY 10 Henderson 1 Total Gross $372,900,880 $429,113,157 $469,813,148 11 9 Century SAM’S TOWN 18 Las Vegas 16 12 11 Brenden PALMS 14 Las Vegas 14 % Change vs. 13 14 Regal BOULDER STATION 11 Las Vegas 11 Previous Yr. - 15.07% 9.48% 14 13 Century RIVERSIDE 12 Reno 15 15 15 Regal SHOWCASE 8 Las Vegas 10 16 16 Crowne NEONOPOLIS 14 Las Vegas 19 Attendance 60,048,451 67,683,463 72,278,946 17 17 Regal RAINBOW PROMENADE 10 Las Vegas 17 18 19 Independent RIVERSIDE CASINO 6 Laughlin 9 % Change vs. 19 20 Century CINEDOME 12 Henderson 20 Previous Yr. - 12.71% 6.79% 20 18 Wallace HORIZON STADIUM 8 Stateline 18 ~Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. * Opened 5/13/05

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