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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements Form
S-8 (No. 333-53329) pertaining to Carmike Cinemas, Inc.'s 1998 Class A Stock
Option Plan and Form S-4 (No. 333-77333) pertaining to the registration of $200
million of its 9 3/8% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 of our report
dated March 15, 2001 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K), for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Columbus, Georgia
March 29, 2001