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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No.
33-76196 of GC Companies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 2001,
(which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs
relating to the Company's Reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11, discussed
in Notes 1, 2 and 3; a change in method of accounting, discussed in Note 4 and
the consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern, discussed in Note 2), appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of GC Companies, Inc. for the year ended October 31,
2000.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
January 26, 2001