<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 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-02-2000                  
<PERIOD-START>                JAN-04-1999                 
<PERIOD-END>                  APR-04-1999
<CASH>                              4,351           
<SECURITIES>                            0       
<RECEIVABLES>                         375         
<ALLOWANCES>                            0       
<INVENTORY>                        10,760            
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                   19,892           
<PP&E>                            266,219             
<DEPRECIATION>                    179,868             
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    193,513             
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              26,613            
<BONDS>                                 0       
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0        
<PREFERRED>                             0        
<COMMON>                               13         
<OTHER-SE>                        125,681              
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      125,694             
<SALES>                            10,294             
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   69,620             
<CGS>                               6,884            
<TOTAL-COSTS>                      63,243             
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                        0        
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0        
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    866          
<INCOME-PRETAX>                     5,511            
<INCOME-TAX>                        2,149            
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                 3,362           
<DISCONTINUED>                          0           
<EXTRAORDINARY>                      (682)           
<CHANGES>                            (699)            
<NET-INCOME>                        1,981            
<EPS-PRIMARY>                        0.15         
<EPS-DILUTED>                        0.15         
<FN>
<F1> Includes $185,595 of rental inventory.
<F2> Includes $140,505 of accumulated amortization on rental inventory.
</FN>