UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): October 14, 2010

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 576-3400

Not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

On October 14, 2010, Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (the “Corporation”) completed its previously-announced acquisition of a 20% profits interest in the business of Screenvision, a theatre advertising company, pursuant to a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) between the Corporation and SV Holdco, LLC (“SV Holdco”), a holding company that owns the Screenvision business. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Corporation received membership units of SV Holdco (the “Units”), representing 20% of the issued and outstanding membership units of SV Holdco. The terms of the acquisition were previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Corporation on October 1, 2010.

The Corporation did not pay any cash consideration for the Units. As previously announced, Screenvision entered into the Subscription Agreement concurrently with the Corporation renewing and extending its theatre exhibition agreement with Screenvision. Other than (1) the previously existing and renewed theatre exhibition agreements between the Corporation and Screenvision and (2) the acquisition described herein, neither the Corporation nor any of its affiliates has any material relationship with SV Holdco or Screenvision.

On October 14, 2010 the Corporation issue a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Corporation will file any financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) by amendment not later than 71 calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K must be filed.

The Corporation will file any pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) by amendment not later than 71 calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K must be filed.

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.

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