CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 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 27, 2003 (except for
Note 25, as to which the date is March 24, 2004), with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and our
report dated May 17, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Mandalay Pictures LLC, included in the Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Annual
Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended March 31, 2003, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Los Angeles, California
June 4, 2004