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)       April 21, 2005
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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 April 21,  2005,   Applebee's   International,   Inc.   (the  "Company")
issued  a press  release  entitled  "Applebee's International to Broadcast First
Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call Over the Internet."  The release contained
the following information.


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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


            Applebee's International to Broadcast First Quarter 2005
                   Earnings Conference Call Over the Internet

Overland  Park,  Kan.,  April  21,  2005  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be releasing  first quarter 2005  earnings  after the market
closes on  Wednesday,  April 27, 2005.  Comparable  sales for both the March and
April fiscal periods will also be included in the release. The company will host
a conference call to review the results on Thursday morning,  April 28, 2005, at
10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time),  which will
be broadcast live over the Internet.

To listen to the  conference  call,  please go to the  Investors  section of the
company's  website   (www.applebees.com)  at  least  15  minutes  prior  to  the
commencement of the call to register,  download, and install any necessary audio
software. A replay will be available shortly after the call.

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
1,703  Applebee's   restaurants  operating  system-wide  in  49  states  and  12
international countries.  Additional information on Applebee's International can
be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com).


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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:    April 21, 2005                    By: /s/  Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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