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FECIAL REPORT: GIANTS OF NORTH AMERICAN EXHIBITION 2000 ie Industry Standard: In this first issue of our 80th year, we take our 12th annual look at the top 50 powerhoii le domestic exhibition industry. As always, our survey includes corporate rosters and an at-a-glance circuit sum us current and future screen- and site-count data covering a three-year period to 2001. B SPECIAL: BOXOFFICE S SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ADDRESS— 0k From the Desk of Midwestern Exhibitor Robert L. Fridley mumEmmaam ma run the theatres, and the customers who kt; 1 THE GIANTS TABLE: The Fabulous Fifty Our one-page at-a-glance table summarizes the key numbers on the 50 largest North Amr theatre chains (ranked as of 1/1/00). Compile" ** 2 THE 2000 GIANTS DIRECTORY — t-by-circuit listings for the t0| 1 data, plus theatre-count pro lions to 1/1/2001. HEW! BBXOFFICE's EXHIBITION EXECUTIVE.: Darmike's Michael Patrickwational Amusements' Shari Reristuni Bruce Olson, Goodrich's RobeS Goodrich, Clearview's A. Dale Mayo " nd Dickinson, B&B's Robert Bagby, CinemaStar's Frank Miireno, SURVEY polls Regal's Mike Ca " "ivmonrt Svutv. f— MEW! CLOSE FOCUS: Mike Campbell _.obert Fridley, Movie Experiwce's Bruce Sanborn, Metropolitan's ites' Mvron Blank and Theatre Manage Al.m lc look at a selected industry leader, takes the immmmM st chain, Regal's Mike Campbell. By Fmncesca Dinglasan ,..# Soon: The online version of flOJtf£fl£f s 2flflfe BIAHTS DIRECTORY mitt bow an January 1. it www.boxntfice.com and disk m me smeial Hants of North Amoricoo Exhibition link. HUARY FEATURES COVER STORY: Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon The "Dead Man Walking" writer/director and actress duo (and real-life couple) reteams for a look back at the 1930s American art scene with the new Buena Vista release "Cradle Will Rock." By Annlee Ellingson SPECIAL: Barometer Star Poll 2000 A reader tradition for more than 60 years, our Star Poll gives you the opportunity to vote for Hollywood's best and brightest of the year. Your ballot card is bound between pages 34 and 35 in this issue. Look for the final Star Poll tabulations in our March "Barometer 2000" issue, arriving in early February. Compiled by Christine James SPECIAL REPORT: NATO's New President Traveling man: Incoming NATO head John Fithian sits down with BOXOFFICE to discuss "bicoastal, Washington and California-type" issues facing 21st-century exhibition. But the first item on his agenda is an old-fashioned one— listening during his upcoming travels around the country to meet with NATO executives and members, of both the circuit and independent varieties. By Francesca Dinglasan DIT0RIAL STAFF DITOR-IN-CHIEF m Williamson kimw@boxof1ice.com XECUTIVE EDITOR hristine James christinej@boxotfice.com XHIBITION & INTERNATIONAL EDITOR ancesca Dinglasan francescad@boxotfice.com ILM & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR nnlee Ellingson annleee@boxoffice.com DITORIAL ASSISTANTS nda Andrade. Sandra Koscho CONTRIBUTORS FEATURE CHARTS EDITOR Wade Major (310) 456-2767: fax (310) 456-9750 CANADIAN CORRESPONDENT Shlomo Schwartzberg (416) 928-2179 WRITERS John F. Allen, Bridget Byrne. George Chronis. Tim Cogshell, Robert L. Fridley, Jerome Gordon, Susan Green, Mike Kerrigan, Dwayne E. Leslie, Wade Major, Melissa Morrison. Rein Rabakukk. Luisa F. Ribeiro, Joe Tamberella WEBMASTER Ken Partridge marlinco@flash.net BUSINESS STAFF PUBLISHER Robert L. Dietmeier (773) 338-7007 NATIONAL ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Robert M. Vale (626) 396-0250 ADVERTISING CONSULTANT Morris Schlozman (816) 942-5877 ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Gwen Campbell (370,1 372-9832 BUSINESS MANAGER Dan Johnson (773) 338-7007 CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Chuck Taylor (312) 922-9326 OXOFFICE (ISSN 0006-8527). Published monthly by RLD Communications, Inc., 203 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 800, Chicago. IL 60601 ubscriptions: U.S. $40 per year; Canada and Mexico $50, airmail $80; overseas subscriptions (all airmail) $80. Periodical postage paid a: hicago, IL, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to <strong>Boxoffice</strong>, 725 South Wells St., 4th Floor, Chicago. IL 606:' © 2000 RLD Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.