FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JESSE MCCARTNEY, ALY & AJ AND BOWLING FOR SOUP TO KICK-OFF INAUGURAL SUMMER BREAK 2K5 BIG SCREEN CONCERTS SERIES * * * Hot New Entertainment Events For Teens/Tweens During Summer Break * * * National CineMedia, Hollywood Records & OfficeMax Create A New Concept In Live In-Theatre Concert Events In August LOS ANGELES July 26, 2005 Teen music sensations Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ and Bowling for Soup are teaming up for the first annual Summer Break 2K5 Powered by OfficeMax concert series, in select movie theatres nationwide. Summer Break 2K5 Powered by OfficeMax will be simulcast via satellite in Hi-Definition and 5.1 surround sound this August to 86 Regal, United Artists, Edwards and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatres* in 66 markets throughout the country. Each artist will host the Summer Break 2K5 series live-via-satellite, which will feature premieres of concert footage shot exclusively for these in-theatre special events. The shows will also include question & answer sessions with the performers and their fans, as well as exciting behind-the-scenes footage. Teen heart-throb Jesse McCartney kicks off the series on August 2 nd, followed by the sister singing duo Aly & AJ on August 16 th and Bowling for Soup on August 30 th (this event will include a completely LIVE concert performance from Austin, TX). All three events will begin at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT. Fans will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance of the concerts through local radio station and fan club promotions. The pre-selected winners questions will be answered LIVE by the artist during the in-theatre event. Tickets for each show in the Summer Break 2K5 Powered by OfficeMax series are $10 and are available at www.bigscreenconcerts.com or participating theatre box offices.
We created this series for the last half of summer break, when kids have returned from summer camps and their team athletics are nearing completion, said Dan Diamond, vice president, digital programming for National CineMedia. By partnering with Hollywood Records, OfficeMax, and Hasbro Video Now, we were able to create an exciting and safe new summer entertainment option with a great talent line up. We ve created a tremendous platform to serve up live concert events to the tween/teen demographic, said Rob Souriall, vice president of strategic marketing & promotions at Hollywood Records. Summer Break 2K5 Powered by OfficeMax events are being promoted in select movie theatres nationwide, on local radio including Radio Disney stations, and as part of OfficeMax s All the Cool you need for School back-to-school campaign. OfficeMax will offer coupons good for a free music download card tied to purchase. With the card, fans will be able to download never-before-released tracks from each of the Summer Break 2K5 artists including Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney, Collapsed by Aly & AJ, and an acoustic version of 1985 by Bowling for Soup. The card offers exclusive access to these music tracks, which are not available elsewhere. "The timing of Summer Break 2K5 fits in perfectly with back-to-school shopping," said Ryan Vero, OfficeMax executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. "OfficeMax is thrilled to not only offer kids all the cool back-to-school supplies they need, but also the music they want with Summer Break 2K5 and free music downloads." *The Summer Break 2K5 Powered by OfficeMax Big Screen Concerts events will be presented at the following locations: Market State Theatre and Address BIRMINGHAM AL REGAL TRUSSVILLE 16 5895 Trussville Crossings Parkway, Birmingham, AL HUNTSVILLE- AL REGAL HOLLYWOOD 18 - HUNTSVILLE DECATUR 3312 South Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL LITTLE ROCK AR BRECKENRIDGE VILLAGE 1200 Breckenridge Drive, Breckenridgem AR PHOENIX AZ UA SCOTTSDALE PAVILIONS 11 9090 East Indian Bend, Scottsdale, AZ FRESNO CA FRESNO STADIUM 22 7750 North Blackstone Avenue, Fresno, CA LOS ANGELES CA EDWARDS RENAISSANCE 14 One East Main Street, Alhambra, CA LOS ANGELES CA EDWARDS IRVINE SPECTRUM 21 65 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA
LOS ANGELES CA VALENCIA STADIUM 12 24435 Town Center Drive, Santa Clara, CA SACRAMENTO CA REGAL NATOMAS MARKETPLACE 16 3561 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA SAN DIEGO CA MIRA MESA 18 10733 Westview Parkway, San Diego, CA SAN DIEGO CA UA HORTON PLAZA 14 475 Horton Plaza, San Diego CA SAN FRANCISCO CA REGAL HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20 5000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA SAN FRANCISCO CA REGAL EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 6330 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA DENVER CO UA DENVER PAVILIONS 15 500 16Th Street #310, Denver, CO DENVER CO UA GREENWOOD PLAZA 12 8141 E. Arapahoe Road, Denver, CO DENVER CO COLORADO MILLS 14500 W. Colfax Avenue, Suite 600, Lakewood, CO HARTFORD - CT REGAL BRANFORD STADIUM 12 NEW HAVEN 325 E Main St, Branford, CT FORT MYERS FL BELLTOWER 20 NAPLES 13499 Belltower Drive, Fort Myers, FL GAINESVILLE FL GAINESVILLE CINEMA 14 Butler Plaza, 3101 SW 35th Boulevard Gainesville, FL MIAMI FL UA MOVIES @ THE FALLS 12 9000 SW 136th Street, Miami, FL MIAMI FL SOUTH BEACH STADIUM 18 1120 Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach, FL ORLANDO FL WATERFORD LAKES 20 541 North Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL TAMPA FL REGAL CITRUS PARK 20 7999 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa, FL W. PALM BEACH FL REGAL ROYAL PALM BEACH 18 1003 State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach, FL ATLANTA GA PERIMETER POINT 1155 Mount Vernon Highway, Atlanta, GA ATLANTA GA REGAL HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 24 @ NORTH I-85
3265 NE Express Way Access, Chamblee, GA ATLANTA GA BEECHWOOD STADIUM CINEMAS 196 Alps Road, Athens, GA AUGUSTA GA REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 1144 Agerton Lane, Augusta, GA BOISE ID BOISE STADIUM 21 7709 Overland Road, Boise, ID CHICAGO IL SHOWPLACE 16 5000 W Route 14, Crystal Lake, IL CHICAGO IL REGAL LINCOLNSHIRE 20 300 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire, IL INDIANAPOLIS IN GALAXY 14 8105 E 96th Avenue, Indianapolis, IN LEXINGTON KY REGAL HAMBURG PAVILION 16 1949 Starshoot Road, Lexington, KY BOSTON MA REGAL SOLOMON POND MALL STADIUM 15 591 Donald J Lynch Blvd., Marlborough, MA PROVIDENCE MA SWANSEA 12 NEW BEDFORD 207 Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea, MA BALTIMORE MD BEL AIR CINEMA 14 409 Constant Friendship Boulevard, Abingdon, MD BALTIMORE MD UA SNOWDEN SQUARE STADIUM 14 9161 Commerce Center, Columbia, MD PORTLAND ME BRUNSWICK 10 AUBURN 19 Gurnet Road, Brunswick, ME DETROIT MI UA COMMERCE STADIUM 14 3033 Springvale Drive, Walled Lake, MI MINNEAPOLIS MN EAGAN STADIUM 16 2055 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN MINNEAPOLIS MN REGAL BROOKLYN CENTER 20 6420 Camden Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN KANSAS CITY MO REGAL KANSAS CITY 18 CINEMAS 3200 Ameristar Drive, Kansas City, MO ST. LOUIS MO REGAL ST. LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Hazelwood, MO CHARLOTTE NC REGAL STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN 22 7824 Rea Road, Charlotte, NC
RALEIGH-DURHAM NC UA GARNER TOWNE SQUARE 2600 Timber Drive, Garner, NC ALBUQUERQUE NM UA COTTONWOOD MALL STADIUM 10 10000 NW Coors Blvd., Albuquerque, NM LAS VEGAS NV COLONNADE STADIUM 14 8880 South Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, NV LAS VEGAS NV REGAL VILLAGE SQUARE 18 9400 W Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV ALBANY NY REGAL CROSSGATES 18 120 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY BUFFALO NY REGAL TRANSIT CENTER 18 6707 Transit Road, Williamsville, NY NEW YORK NY NEW ROCHELLE CITY 18 PLUS IMAX 33 LE Count Place, New Rochelle, NY NEW YORK NY REGAL UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14 850 Broadway, New York, NY NEW YORK NY WESTBURY 12 7000 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, NY NEW YORK NJ REGAL COMMERCE CENTER STADIUM 18 2399 Route 11 South, North Brunswick, NJ ROCHESTER NY REGAL EASTVIEW MALL 13 70 Eastview Mall Drive, Victor, NY CLEVELAND OH MONTROSE MOVIES STADIUM 12 4020 Medina Road, Akron, OH CLEVELAND OH REGAL SEVERANCE TOWN CENTER 14 3492 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH COLUMBUS OH REGAL GEORGESVILLE SQUARE 16 1800 Georgesville Square Drive, Columbus, OH DAYTON OH HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 @ FAIRFIELD CO 2651 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek, OH OKLAHOMA CITY OK REGAL CROSSROADS MALL 16 1211 E. I-240, Oklahoma City, OK BEND OR REGAL OLD MILL 10 680 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend, OR PORTLAND OR REGAL LLOYD CENTER STADIUM 10 1510 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR HARRISBURG - PA REGAL SUSQUEHANNA 14 LANCASTER 1500 Caughey Drive, Harrisburg, PA
PHILADELPHIA PA UA KING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16 300 Goddard Blvd, King Of Prussia, PA PHILADELPHIA PA RIVERVIEW PLAZA 1400 S Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA PHILADELPHIA PA WARRINGTON CROSSING 22 104 Easton Road Building F, Warrington, PA PHILADELPHIA PA BRANDYWINE TOWN CENTER 16 3300 Brandywine Parkway, Wilmington, DE GRN-SPT-ASHE SC HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 1025 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC CHATTANOOGA TN REGAL HAMILTON PLACE MALL 9 2100 Hamilton Place Mall, Chattanooga, TN KNOXVILLE TN REGAL WEST TOWN MALL 9 7600 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN NASHVILLE TN GREEN HILLS STADIUM 16 3815 Greenhills Village Drive, Nashville, TN NASHVILLE TN REGAL OPRY MILLS 20 570 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville, TN AUSTIN TX REGAL METROPOLITAN 14 901 Little Texas Lane, Austin, TX DALLAS TX UA GALAXY STADIUM 10 11801 Mccree Road, Dallas, TX DALLAS TX FOSSIL CREEK STADIUM 11 6100 N. Freeway, Fort Worth, TX HOUSTON TX EDWARDS HOUSTON MARQ*E 23 7620 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX SAN ANTONIO TX REGAL CIELO VISTA STADIUM 18 2828 Cinema Ridge, San Antonio, TX NORFOLK VA REGAL MACARTHUR CENTER 18 300 Monticello Avenue Ste 330, Norfolk, VA RICHMOND VA REGAL VIRGINIA CENTER 20 10091 Jeb Stuart Parkway, Glen Allen, VA ROANOKE VA DANVILLE STADIUM CINEMAS 3601 Riverside Drive, Danville, VA WASHINGTON DC VA BALLSTON COMMON STADIUM 12 671 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA WASHINGTON DC VA FAIRFAX TOWNE CENTER 10
12110 Fairfax Towne Center, Fairfax, VA SEATTLE WA REGAL AUBURN 17 THEATRES 1101 Super Mall Way, Suite 901, Auburn, WA SEATTLE WA BELLA BOTTEGA 11 CINEMA 8890 NE 161st Avenue, Redmond, WA SPOKANE WA REGAL NORTHTOWN MALL 12 4750 North Division Street, Spokane, WA GREEN BAY WI COLLEGE AVENUE STADIUM 16 W3091 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia, LLC is a venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), three of the world s leading theatrical exhibition companies. The company develops pre feature entertainment; cinema and lobby advertising products; business communications and training services; and alternative forms of entertainment content. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network SM ( DCN ), the world s largest in-theatre digital distribution network, to approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other network affiliates. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia s DCN will comprise approximately 10,500 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 565 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.nationalcinemedia.com. About Buena Vista Music Group The Buena Vista Music Group encompasses all of the Walt Disney Company s recorded music publishing operations, including Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Lyric Street Records, Mammoth Records, and Walt Disney Publishing. www.hollywoodrecords.com. About OfficeMax Incorporated OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business office product solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly 1000 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX or more information can be found at www.officemax.com. CONTACTS: Amy Jane Finnerty/Lauren Leff National CineMedia (212) 931-8117 / (212) 931-8107 amy.finnerty@ncm.com lauren.leff@ncm.com Hannah Kampf Scoop Marketing (213) 639-6159 hkampf@solters.com