<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FROM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000925178 <NAME> Movie Gallery, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-03-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-05-1998 <PERIOD-END> APR-05-1998 <CASH> 3,971 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 401 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 12,798 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 21,389 <PP&E> 261,036 <F1> <DEPRECIATION> 122,085 <F2> <TOTAL-ASSETS> 252,859 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 34,562 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 13 <OTHER-SE> 149,505 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 252,859 <SALES> 11,558 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 70,491 <CGS> 7,519 <TOTAL-COSTS> 65,878 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,577 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,036 <INCOME-TAX> 1,154 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,882 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,882 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.14 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.14 <FN> <F1> Includes $183,321 of videocassette rental inventory. <F2> Includes $93,043 of accumulated amortization on videocassette rental inventory. </FN>