EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-3 registration statement of our report
dated March 20, 1998 included in Big Entertainment, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the
year ended December 31, 1997, and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Miami, Florida,
June 25, 1998