National CineMedia to Work with AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Regal Entertainment Group and Other Exhibitors on Digital Cinema Deployment

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 15, 2005–National CineMedia (NCM), a joint venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (REG, NYSE: RGC), has reached an agreement with each of its founding partners to work on the development of a digital cinema business plan. The announcement was made today by Kurt Hall, chairman and chief executive officer of NCM. The plan will be open to all industry exhibitors, in addition to NCM’s founding partners.