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Blockbuster
Blockbuster or Block Buster may refer to: *Blockbuster (entertainment) a term coined for an extremely successful movie, from which most other uses are derived. Corporations * Blockbuster (retailer), a defunct video and game rental chain ** Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon), the only remaining store of the defunct rental chain Arts and entertainment Comics * Blockbuster (DC Comics), the name of four DC Comics characters * Blockbuster (Man-Brute), a Marvel Comics character introduced in 1970 * Blockbuster (Marauder), a Marvel Comics character introduced in 1986 Music * ''Blockbuster'' (album), a 2012 album by Block B * " Block Buster!", a 1973 song by Sweet * "Blockbuster" (Enhypen song), a song by Enhypen from the 2021 album ''Dimension: Dilemma'' Television and film * ''Blockbuster'' (2018 film), a 2018 Netflix film * ''Blockbusters'' (American game show), an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s ** ''Blockbusters'' (Australian game show), an Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockbuster (retailer)
Blockbuster LLC, formerly known as Blockbuster Video, was an American-based provider of home video and video game rental services. Services were offered primarily at video rental shops, but later alternatives included DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. Previously operated by Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc., the company expanded internationally throughout the 1990s. At its peak in 2004, Blockbuster consisted of 9,094 stores and employed approximately 84,300 people: 58,500 in the United States and 25,800 in other countries. Poor leadership and the impact of the Great Recession were major factors leading to Blockbuster's decline, as was the growing competition from Netflix's mail-order service, video on demand, and Redbox automated kiosks. Significant loss of revenue occurred during the late 2000s, and the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010. The following year, its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by satellite television provider Dish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
