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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2005

Regal Entertainment Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware   001-31315   02-0556934
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

9110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite 200, Centennial, CO 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 303-792-3600

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

        On February 11, 2005, pursuant to the Regal Entertainment Group (the "Company") 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Company adopted a form of Restricted Stock Agreement (the "Award Agreement") to be used as the template for future restricted stock grants awarded under the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The form of Award Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

        On February 8, 2005, the Committee approved the annual cash bonus awards for 2004 under the Company's annual executive incentive program (the "Bonus Program"). The Bonus Program, which has been previously approved by the Company's stockholders, covers the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officers and three other of the Company's most highly compensated officers (collectively, the "Covered Officers"). The cash bonus awards for 2004 under the Bonus Program for the Covered Officers are set forth in the table below:

Name and Principal Position
   Bonus
Michael L. Campbell, Co-Chief Executive Officer   $ 530,190
Kurt C. Hall, Co-Chief Executive Officer   $ 530,190
Gregory W. Dunn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer   $ 254,589
Amy E. Miles, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   $ 249,375
Peter B. Brandow, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   $ 209,993


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
   Description
10.1   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for use under the Regal Entertainment Group 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Date: February 14, 2005
 
By:
 
/s/  PETER B. BRANDOW      
    Name:   Peter B. Brandow
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
   Description
10.1   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for use under the Regal Entertainment Group 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.



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SIGNATURES
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