JEFFREY S. STUBBS APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF RETAIL OPERATIONS
                          FOR MOVIE GALLERY, INC.

             New Position Consolidates Operational Leadership
             of Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy


DOTHAN, Ala., May 4, 2007 -- Movie Gallery, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVI) today
announced that Jeffery S. Stubbs, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Movie Gallery division, has been appointed President of Retail
Operations for the Company, effective immediately.  In this new position, Mr.
Stubbs will be responsible for all aspects of retail operations for the
Company's three brands: Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy.

Joe Malugen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Movie Gallery
said, "Jeff has been a great asset to our Company and has demonstrated the
leadership, discipline and sound judgment to successfully consolidate
operationa leadership for the Company's retail operations.  We believe that
this change provides considerable opportunities to enhance and streamline the
operations' organization, and I am confident that Jeff is the right person to
unify our efforts."

Mr. Stubbs, 44, has more than 26 years of retail management experience in the
video specialty, grocery and food service industries.  He joined the company
in 1995 as part of the field management team and has served in several
positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President of
Store Operations and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for
the Movie Gallery division.  Under Mr. Stubbs'leadership Movie Gallery has
successfully integrated nearly 200 retail video chain acquisitions.

In consolidating operational leadership, Timothy A. Winner, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Hollywood division, has stepped
down from his position and will support a leadership transition over the next
several weeks.

About Movie Gallery
The Company is the second largest North American video rental company with
over 4,575 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and Canada operating under
the brands: Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video, Game Crazy and MovieBeam.  The
Game Crazy brand represents 626 in-store departments and 14 free-standing
stores serving the game market in urban locations across the Untied States.
MovieBeam is a movies-on-demand service that provides instant access to a
changing lineup of movies through digital delivery to the home.  Since Movie
Gallery's initial public offering in August 1994, the Company has grown from
97 stores to its present size through acquisitions and new store openings.
For more information about the Company, please visit our website at:
www.moviegallery.com.

Forward Looking Statements
To take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, you are hereby cautioned that this release
contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the
Company's operational plans, that are based upon the Company's current
intent, estimates, expectations and projections and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Various factors exist which may cause results to
differ from these expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, risks related to the integration of acquisitions
generally and the risk factors that are discussed from time to time in the
Company's SEC reports, including, but not limited to, the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contacts
Analysts and Investors: Michelle K. Lewis, Movie Gallery, Inc.,
503-570-1950

Media: Andrew B. Siegel of Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher,
212-355-4449 ext. 127