Blockbuster to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

Blockbuster to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

Conference Call and Webcast to be Held on March 19, 2009

DALLAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) (NYSE: BBI.B) , a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced the Company will report its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results for the period ending Jan. 4, 2009 on Thursday, March 19, 2009, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will also host a conference call for analysts and investors to provide business updates and discuss its financial results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

Additionally, the Company will discuss the status of its efforts to refinance the portions of its senior credit facility which are scheduled to mature on Aug. 20, 2009. In this regard, the Company has hired the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP to advise it with respect to its ongoing financing and capital raising initiatives.

   Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Conference Call Information:     Date:  Thursday, March 19, 2009     Time: 4:30 p.m. ET     Conference Call Dial In:     1-800-374-0113     International Dial In:  706-758-9607   

A replay will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the call and will be available until midnight ET on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The replay number is 1-800-642-1687. International callers interested in listening to the replay should dial 706-645-9291.

Additionally, a live web cast (voice only) of the conference call will be accessible from the Investor section of the Company's web site at http://investor.blockbuster.com/. Following the live web cast, an archived version will be available on Blockbuster's web site.

About Blockbuster Inc.

Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, with more than 7,500 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company may be accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: randy.hargrove@blockbuster.com

Source: Blockbuster Inc.

CONTACT: press, Karen Raskopf, Senior Vice President of Corporate
Communications, or Randy Hargrove Senior Director of Corporate Communications,
+1-214-854-3190, both of Blockbuster Inc., or investors, Kellie Nugent,
Director, Investor Relations, of Blockbuster Inc., +1-214-854-4442

Web Site: http://www.blockbuster.com/

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