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<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
     CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AMC ENTERTAINMENT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
     AS OF AND FOR THE FIFTY-THREE WEEKS ENDED APRIL 3, 1997
</LEGEND>
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