John Fithian

Veteran cinema executives John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and Patrick Corcoran announced today the launch of The Fithian Group LLC, a consulting firm aimed at assisting companies that wish to grow, innovate, and invest in the theatrical space. Fithian, Brenneman, and...

John Fithian’s first days working with the National Association of Theatre Owners began in 1992, when he was brought in to assist the group’s lobbying efforts with D.C. decision-makers. What started as a consultancy evolved into an influential tenure as...

The National Capital Region and Southern California chapters of Variety–the Children’s Charity (Variety) are honoring John Fithian with a lifetime achievement award for his commitment to Variety and for promoting the movie theater industry’s support of children with disabilities. Fithian...

In advance of the 2022 edition of CinemaCon, NATO CEO and President John Fithian and MPA CEO and Chairman Charlie Rivkin spoke to Boxoffice Pro about the industry’s continued recovery and the priorities of exhibitors and distributors moving forward. This...

By John Fithian—President & CEO, NATO In the last week of February and the first week of March 2020, we watched the news as an epidemic moved from Asia to Europe and became a pandemic. We planned new protocols for...

By John Fithian, President & CEO, National Association of Theatre Owners During a NATO Executive Board of Directors meeting in early March of 2020, Cineworld’s Mooky Greidinger said to his fellow NATO leaders something like, “We’ve seen what this virus...

John Fithian joins the Boxoffice Podcast to talk about the state of theatrical exhibition as 2020 comes to a close.

It has been a brutal six weeks for theatrical exhibition since the release of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The cinema sector had pinned their hopes for a recovery on the theatrical roll-out of the Warner Bros. tentpole, the first major film...

In the first edition of our LIVE Sessions webinars, Boxoffice Pro hosted National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) president & CEO John Fithian and chief communications officer Patrick Corcoran. On April 3, Boxoffice Pro executive director Daniel Loría and deputy...