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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.2


              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the:

1.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-74634) pertaining to the Regal
     Cinemas, Inc. Participant Stock Option Plan, Regal Cinemas, Inc. Employee
     Stock Option Plan, 1993 Employee Stock Incentive Plan, and 1993 Outside 
     Directors' Stock Option Plan of Regal Cinemas, Inc.;

2.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-13295) pertaining to the 401(k)
     Profit Sharing Plan of Regal Cinemas, Inc.;

3.   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-13291) pertaining to the 1993
     Employee Stock Incentive Plan of Regal Cinemas, Inc.;

of our report dated March 21, 1995 (with respect to the financial statements of
Neighborhood Entertainment, Inc. not separately presented) appearing in the
Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 10, 1997 of Regal Cinemas, Inc.
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia
September 9, 1997