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)       November 29, 2004
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                         Applebee's International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                   000-17962               43-1461763
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 (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)       File Number)         Identification No.)

                4551 W. 107th Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (913) 967-4000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      None
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01            Regulation FD Disclosure

     On November 29, 2004, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release entitled "Applebee's  International  Reports November Comparable
Sales;  Company to Present at NASDAQ Consumer and Financials Forum." The release
contained the following information.

The company will be presenting at the NASDAQ Consumer and Financials Forum to be
held in London on Friday, December 3, 2004, at 4:15 a.m. Central Time. A webcast
of   the    presentation    will   be    available    over   the   Internet   at
http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/nasdaq3/appb.  The presentation will
also be available at the Investor  Relations  section of the  company's  website
(www.applebees.com).  The  archived  webcast  will be  available  for two  weeks
following the presentation.


Item 8.01         Other Events

     The November 29 2004, release also contained the following information.


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
         Vice President of Investor Relations
         (913) 967-4109

           Applebee's International Reports November Comparable Sales;
           Company to Present at NASDAQ Consumer and Financials Forum

Overland  Park,  Kan.,  November  29,  2004 --  Applebee's  International,  Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  today reported  comparable  sales for the four-week  period ended
November 21, 2004.

System-wide  comparable sales increased 4.1 percent for the November period, and
comparable  sales for franchise  restaurants  increased 4.8 percent.  Comparable
sales for company restaurants  increased 1.9 percent,  reflecting an increase in
guest traffic of between zero and 0.5 percent,  combined  with a higher  average
check.

System-wide  comparable  sales for the  quarter-to-date  period through November
(eight weeks) have increased 2.9 percent,  with company and franchise restaurant
comparable sales up 0.7 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively.

The company  reaffirmed its guidance for diluted  earnings per share of $0.28 to
$0.30 for the fourth quarter of 2004 and $1.30 to $1.32 for fiscal year 2004.

Applebee's International,  Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops,
franchises and operates  restaurants under the Applebee's  Neighborhood  Grill &
Bar brand,  the largest casual dining concept in the world.  There are currently
1,648  Applebee's  restaurants  operating  system-wide  in  49  states  and  ten
international countries.  Additional information on Applebee's International can
be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com).

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Certain  statements  contained in this  release,  including  fourth  quarter and
fiscal year 2004 earnings per share guidance,  are  forward-looking and based on
current expectations. There are several risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual  results to differ  materially  from those  described,  including but not
limited to the ability of the company  and its  franchisees  to open and operate
additional  restaurants  profitably,  the ability of its  franchisees  to obtain
financing,  the continued growth of its franchisees,  and its ability to attract
and retain  qualified  franchisees,  the impact of  intense  competition  in the
casual dining  segment of the  restaurant  industry,  and its ability to control
restaurant  operating costs which are impacted by market  changes,  minimum wage
and other employment laws, food costs and inflation.  For additional  discussion
of the  principal  factors  that could  cause  actual  results to be  materially
different,  the reader is referred to the company's  current  report on Form 8-K
filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on February 11, 2004.  The
company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                              (Registrant)


Date:    November 29, 2004                 By: /s/  Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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