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<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CLEARVIEW  CINEMA  GROUP,  INC.   SEPTEMBER  30,  1997  CONSOLIDATED   FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS  AND IS  QUANTIFIED  IN ITS ENTIRETY BY  REFERENCE TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                         CLEARVIEW CINEMA GROUP, INC.
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