THOMAS JOHNSON APPOINTED CHIEF FINANCIAL
                      OFFICER OF MOVIE GALLERY

DOTHAN, Ala., March 1, 2007-- Movie Gallery, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVI) today
announced that it has appointed Thomas D. Johnson as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.  Mr.
Johnson has been serving as Movie Gallery's Interim CFO since June 2006
in addition to fulfilling his responsibilities as Senior Vice President
- - Corporate Finance and Business Development.  With this promotion, Mr.
Johnson will oversee Movie Gallery's finance department and will
continue to manage the Company's financial objectives and business
development efforts.

"Thomas' strong finance background and extensive knowledge of Movie
Gallery's business make him the best candidate to serve as our CFO,"
said Joe Malugen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Movie Gallery. "He has been instrumental in improving the Company's
financial flexibility and positioning Movie Gallery to deliver renewed
growth and profitability for our shareholders.  I appreciate the
outstanding contributions Thomas has made to our Company and it is my
pleasure to congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion."

Mr. Johnson, age 43, has nearly twenty years of finance and business
leadership experience.  He joined Movie Gallery in April 2004 from
Russell Corporation where he led the company's investor relations
program.  Prior to Russell, Mr. Johnson directed investor relations
for Wolverine Tube, Inc., Blount International, Inc. and KinderCare
Learning Centers, Inc.  In addition to his investor relations
responsibilities, Mr. Johnson was the assistant treasurer at Wolverine
Tube and Director of Marketing and Director of Financial Planning and
Analysis at KinderCare.  Earlier in his career Mr. Johnson spent four
years as a securities analyst with the Alabama Securities Commission.
He holds a MBA from the University of Alabama and a B.S. degree in
Business Administration from Auburn University at Montgomery.

About Movie Gallery
The Company is the second largest North American video rental company
with over 4,600 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and Canada
operating under the brands Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game
Crazy.  The Game Crazy brand represents 633 in-store departments and
17 free-standing stores serving the game market in urban locations
across the Untied States.  Since Movie Gallery's initial public
offering in August 1994, the Company has grown from 97 stores to its
present size through acquisitions and new store openings.  For more
information about the Company, please visit our website at:
www.moviegallery.com

Forward Looking Statements
To take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, you are hereby cautioned
that this release contains forward-looking statements, that are based
upon the Company's current intent, estimates, expectations and
projections and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Various
factors exist which may cause results to differ from these
expectations.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the risk factors that are discussed from time to time in
the Company's SEC reports, including, but not limited to, the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 1, 2006 and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.

Contacts
Analysts and Investors: Michelle K. Lewis, Movie Gallery, Inc.,
503-570-1950

Media: Andrew B. Siegel of Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher,
212-355-4449
ext. 127