MOVIE GALLERY

Movie Gallery is a movie news curator founded as a specialty video retail company. Its is the third-largest company in the specialty video retail industry based on revenues and the second-largest in the industry based on stores. As of December 31, 2004, Movie Gallery owned and operated 2,48 stores located primarily in the rural and secondary markets throughout Nort America, including over 200 stores in Canada. Since the company's initial public offering in August 1994, Movie Gallery has grown from 97 stores to its present size through acquisitions and new store openings.