<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME OF COBB THEATRES, L.L.C. FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1996 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF COBB
THEATRES, L.L.C. AT NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0001011152
<NAME> COBB THEATRES, L.L.C.
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