EXHIBIT 23.3



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No.
333-114148) and related Prospectus of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated June 28, 2004, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp., included in the Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.



/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Los Angeles, California
July 22, 2004