Once valued as a $3 billion company, Blockbuster owned over 9,000 stores in the US. In 2010, Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy with $1 billion in debt.
There was a time when movie night didn’t start until you stopped at Blockbuster. You’d wander the aisles, scanning rows of plastic cases, arguing over what to rent, and hoping the last copy of the new ...
That expired plastic card in your drawer is worth more than you think.
Is your company the next Blockbuster? Not a blockbuster hit. Rather, Blockbuster, the company that owned the video rental market until it was upended by an innovative competitor, Netflix. One thing is ...
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- The world’s last remaining Blockbuster is about to celebrate a major milestone and it’s inviting the community to join the fun. The iconic video rental brand began back in 1985, ...
Netflix wasn’t always an entertainment behemoth. In 2000, it was an unprofitable startup offering DVD rentals via postal mail, challenging Blockbuster, whose ubiquitous stores were then a fixture of ...
Blockbuster Video was the biggest, brightest of video rental options throughout the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s. However, all that remains today is a lone store that sells nostalgic merch in Bend, ...
Long before Netflix, there was Blockbuster Video. The very first Blockbuster Video Store opened on October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas. It was opened by David Cook as a lone video rental store, but the ...
Despite the odds, Blockbuster is turning 40 — and cinephiles nostalgic for the ’90s and 2000s are invited to join in on the celebration. Well, kind of. Blockbuster launched in 1985 and hit its peak ...