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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20040820184550
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000769993-04-000525
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040818
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040820

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PONTARELLI KENNETH A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001172484

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14993
		FILM NUMBER:		04989908

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 BROAD ST
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARMIKE CINEMAS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799088
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE THEATERS [7830]
		IRS NUMBER:				581469127
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1301 FIRST AVE
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7065763400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 391
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31994
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    <periodOfReport>2004-08-18</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000799088</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CARMIKE CINEMAS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CKEC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001172484</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PONTARELLI KENNETH A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS &amp; CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>85 BROAD STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10004</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-08-18</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>75180</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>33</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>276369</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person is a vice president of Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. (&quot;Goldman Sachs&quot;). Goldman Sachs is a direct and indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (&quot;GS Group&quot;). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities reported herein as indirectly owned except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if
any.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated August 3, 2004 (the &quot;Underwriting Agreement&quot;), and in connection with the
registered public offering of shares of common stock, par value $.03 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;), of Carmike Cinemas,
Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) by the Company and certain selling stockholders (including the Limited Partnerships (as defined below))
(the &quot;Selling Stockholders&quot;) pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-117403) filed
by the Company on August 4, 2004, which offering was consummated on August 9, 2004, the underwriters party to the
Underwriting Agreement (the &quot;Underwriters&quot;) elected to exercise an option (the &quot;Over-Allotment Option&quot;) to purchase an
additional amount of shares of the Company's Common Stock from the Selling Stockholders.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On August 18, 2004, the sale of shares of the Company's Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders to the Underwriters pursuant
to the exercise by the Underwriters of the Over-Allotment Option was consummated and in connection with such sale, the
Limited Partnerships sold an aggregate of 75,180 shares of the Company's Common Stock to the Underwriters. Goldman Sachs is
one of the several Underwriters under the Underwriting Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 100 shares of Common
Stock. Spear, Leeds &amp; Kellogg, L.P. (&quot;SLK&quot;) beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own
indirectly 200 shares of Common Stock. SLK is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. Additionally, each of
Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 276,069 shares of Common Stock,
consisting of the 276,069 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly by certain investment partnerships of which
affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing partner or managing general partner (the &quot;Limited
Partnerships&quot;). Goldman Sachs and GS Group each disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the Limited
Partnerships except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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