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Cinemark Reports Results for Third Quarter 2007.


PLANO, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S.  -- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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), a leading motion picture exhibitor, today reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased 63.7% to $471.5 million from $288.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Admissions revenues increased 73.3% and concession revenues increased 59.8%. The increases were primarily related to a 33.5% increase in attendance; a 29.7% increase in average ticket prices; and a 20.0% increase in concession revenues per patron, all of which were favorably impacted by the acquisition of Century Theatres, Inc. that occurred on October 5, 2006.

Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased 87.8% to $116.0 million from $61.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The Company's Adjusted EBITDA margin was 24.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.

Net income before taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $36.7 million. As a result of the interim period income tax allocations required under generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
, the Company recorded income tax expense of $60.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was 163.8%. The high tax rate for the quarter balances the lower tax rates the Company recorded during the first two quarters of 2007, including the income tax credit recorded during the second quarter. The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 32.8%. The impact of the interim income tax allocation for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was the reason for the Company's net loss after taxes of $23.4 million.

"In the third quarter the domestic industry box office benefited from a quality slate of movies, driving Cinemark's strong topline growth Topline growth

Growth in revenues. Also see: Bottomline growth.
," stated Alan Stock, Cinemark's Chief Executive Officer. "Our international business also enhanced Cinemark's performance, with a solid quarter of more than 20% revenue growth along with margin expansion. We increased our year-over-year EBITDA margins by 320 basis points due to our solid operating leverage Operating Leverage

A measurement of the degree to which a firm or project relies on fixed rather than variable costs.

Notes:
The higher the degree of operating leverage, the greater the potential danger from forecasting risk.
 and effective cost management. The fourth quarter box office has started slower than we would have liked, but we are optimistic about the upcoming holiday releases. We remain focused on our profitability, developing our new theatre pipeline and positioning ourselves to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on`   

v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>.
 leading edge industry innovations in order to create long term shareholder value."

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.'s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 55.5% to $1,289.6 million from $829.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Admissions revenues increased 62.4% and concession revenues increased 52.9%. The increases were primarily related to a 28.5% increase in attendance; a 26.5% increase in average ticket prices; and an 18.7% increase in concession revenues per patron, all of which were favorably impacted by the acquisition of Century Theatres, Inc. that occurred on October 5, 2006.

Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 62.6% to $293.1 million from $180.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The Company's Adjusted EBITDA margin was 22.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $142.7 million compared to net income of $21.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 benefited from a $129.6 million after tax gain on the National CineMedia National CineMedia, LLC (NCM) (NASDAQ: NCMI)operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA Inc.  IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. , but was impacted by non-cash impairment charges of $60.4 million, the majority of which resulted from the Company amending its operating agreement An operating agreement is an agreement among limited liability company ("LLC") members governing the LLC's business, and Member's financial and management rights and duties. No state requires an LLC to have an Operating agreement.  with National CineMedia LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 (NCM NCM National Corvette Museum (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
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). Cinemark records and measures goodwill for impairment purposes at an individual theatre level, rather than aggregated at the corporate level, which can result in more volatile impairment charges.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company repurchased approximately $332.1 million aggregate principal amount of its 9% senior subordinated notes primarily utilizing the proceeds from the NCM transaction and repurchased $47.0 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of it 9 3/4% senior discount notes utilizing the proceeds from its initial public offering. The Company recorded a loss on early retirement of debt of approximately $11.5 million related to these note repurchases.

On September 30, 2007, the Company's aggregate screen count was 4,596, with screens in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Nicaragua, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , Panama and Colombia. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had signed commitments to open six new theatres with 83 screens by the end of 2007 and open 14 new theatres with 183 screens subsequent to 2007.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast with investors, analysts and other interested parties today at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time. The call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (800) 374-1346, or for international callers, (706) 679-3149. The passcode is 21619028. Additionally, a live audio webcast will be available to interested parties at www.cinemark.com under the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section. A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687, or for international callers, (706) 645-9291. The passcode for the replay is 21619028. The replay will be available until November 14, 2007.

About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark is a leader in the motion picture exhibition industry. As of September 30, 2007, Cinemark operates 404 theatres and 4,596 screens in 38 states in the United States and internationally in 12 countries, mainly in Mexico, South and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. . For more information go to www.cinemark.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The "forward-looking statements" include our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and our industry. They include statements relating to future revenues, expenses and profitability, the future development and expected growth of our business, projected capital expenditures, attendance at movies generally or in any of the markets in which we operate, the number or diversity of popular movies released and our ability to successfully license and exhibit popular films, national and international growth in our industry, competition from other exhibitors and alternative forms of entertainment and determinations in lawsuits in which we are defendants. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "should," "will," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future" and "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section or other sections in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the latest fiscal year ended and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and risk factors. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect our view only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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