EXHIBIT 23.2


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent  to use of our  report  dated  March 9,  1999  with  respect  to the
financial  statements of Hollywood  Online Inc. for the years ended December 31,
1996, 1997 and 1998,  included in the Big  Entertainment,  Inc. Form 8-K/A dated
June 18, 1999, and to the  incorporation  by reference of such report in the Big
Entertainment,  Inc.  Registration  Statements (Form S-3 No.  333-21173) for the
registration of 559,130 shares of common stock, (Form S-3 No. 333-38219) for the
registration  of 1,307,502  shares of common stock (Form S-3 No.  333-57855) for
the registration of 821,618 shares of common stock, (Form S-3 No. 333-68209) for
the  registration  of  1,264,872  shares  of  common  stock,  and  (Form S-8 No.
333-14659)  pertaining to the 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended,  and Directors
Stock Option Plan.




                                                               Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 18, 1999