The DCI Classic Countdown - The Ultimate Drum Corps Cinema Showdown - Marching Into A Movie Theatre Near You.

NEW YORK -- National CineMedia:

--Drum Corps Fans Picked the Top 12 Performances of All Time, See Who Wins on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Local Time in a Special Big Screen Concerts(SM) event at Movie Theatres Across the Country

--Four decades! Twelve of the best DCI corps of all time! Only One Night!

Drum corps and marching band fans won't want to miss some of the top Drum Corps International (DCI) performances ever recorded, marching into nearly 150 select movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. local time (Alaska locations start at 6:00 p.m.). The DCI Classic Countdown Big Screen Concerts(SM) event is the ultimate drum corps cinema showdown, featuring three hours of the top 12 drum corps performances of all time, covering more that 4 decades of DCI finals performance video archives.

More than 7,000 drum corps fans swamped the online polls at www.dci.org to vote for their favorite performances from the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s. The corps will be featured in chronological order on screen, but drum corps fans will have to wait for the winning corps to be revealed on the big screen at the end of the in-theatre event. The 12 corps that have been selected for the 2006 DCI Classic Countdown are:

1975 27th Lancers (Revere, MA)
              1979 Blue Devils (Concord, CA)
              1980 Bridgemen (Bayonne, NJ)
              1984 Garfield Cadets (Bergenfield, NJ and Allentown, PA)
              1988 Madison Scouts (Madison, WI)
              1989 Phantom Regiment (Rockford, IL)
              1992 Crossmen (Philadelphia and Allentown, PA)
              1993 Star of Indiana (Bloomington, IN)
              1995 Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL)
              1999 Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA)
              2004 Carolina Crown (Fort Mills, SC)
              2005 Bluecoats (Canton, OH)

The DCI Classic Countdown Big Screen Concerts(SM) event is presented by National CineMedia and Drum Corps International. Tickets are on sale now at participating Regal, United Artists, Edwards, Cinemark, AMC and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatre box offices and online at www.BigScreenConcerts.com for $12.50. (For a complete list of participating theatre locations, please visit www.BigScreenConcerts.com)

"We are very pleased with the response to and success of last year's Classic Countdown, and it looks to be a great experience again with the 12 corps that the fans selected for this year's event," said DCI executive director Dan Acheson. "I love the opportunity that this showing gives to fans to experience the history of DCI."

Jessika Filler, a member of the Seattle Cascades who viewed the 2005 Classic Countdown in Dublin, Calif., said about last year's experience, "The theater we were in was absolutely packed, and it really felt like we were watching a drum corps show! Everyone was screaming, applauding, laughing, cheering, it was so much fun!"

The DCI Classic Countdown is one of two in-theatre events to be presented by Drum Corps International and National CineMedia this year. On August 10, 2006, DCI Cinema Live, the live cinecast of the 2006 World Championship Quarterfinals featuring the top 17 Division I corps in the world, will be beamed into movie theatres around the country live-via-satellite from Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

About Drum Corps International (DCI)

Drum Corps International (DCI) is a nonprofit youth organization serving junior drum and bugle corps around the globe. From modest beginnings in 1972, DCI has developed into a powerful youth activity with artistic and organizational influence on the world's drum and bugle corps, marching bands, and related activities. Celebrating more than three decades of service, DCI's crowning achievement is the unparalleled experience it offers to thousands of youth between the ages of 14 and 22 - life-enhancing, character-building experiences, including the pure joy of learning and playing music, the exhilaration of athletic achievement, and the thrill of performing before thousands of cheering fans time and again. For additional information about Drum Corps International, visit DCI Online at www.dci.org.

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; comprehensive meeting and event services; and alternative forms of entertainment content for approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other theatre affiliates. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network (DCN), the world's largest in-theatre digital distribution network. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia's network will comprise approximately 11,000 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 525 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com.