On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene discuss the upcoming CinemaCon 2023 including the possible presentations of the major exhibitors and their respective upcoming movie slates. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to John Fithian, outgoing NATO president and CEO, about his long history in service of exhibition and the industry as a whole.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:CinemaCon 2023 Schedule Of EventsNational CineMedia Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, To Undergo Debt RestructuringWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro01:53 National CineMedia files for Chapter 1102:47 Cineplex Q1 earnings03:53 New title releases06:18 Sony’s upcoming movie slate10:53 The Flash to screen at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. upcoming films14:11 Disney’s presentation next week18:29 Universal and Focus presentation coverage22:41 Paramount and the next Mission Impossible film25:16 Lionsgate presentation31:35 How it got started  34:00 NATO executives 1992 35:59 Industry-wide issues that affect everyone in the industry39:47 Transition to digital cinema45:09 The cyclical life of exhibition49:11 NATO needed to evolve54:22 Acquisition of Show West59:04 Global unity01:02:51 Crisis management challenges01:04:58 The Sony hack01:07:39 Develop positive relationships to the creative community01:11:42 Misunderstood comment about 12 Years a Slave