'District 9' Tops Weekly BLOCKBUSTER(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Rented DVDs'

'District 9' Tops Weekly BLOCKBUSTER(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Rented DVDs'

DALLAS, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Topping the BLOCKBUSTER® (NYSE: BBI) (NYSE:BBI.B) Hit List of "Top 10 Rented DVD Titles" for the week ending Dec. 27 is "District 9." This movie is a science fiction-action film directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell and produced by Peter Jackson. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope and Robert Hobbs. Copley plays the role of Wikus van de Merwe, a South African bureaucrat assigned to relocate a race of extraterrestrial creatures, derogatorily referred to as "prawns," from a refugee camp in Johannesburg to a new one outside the city.

BLOCKBUSTER® Hit List

Top 10 Renting DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. District 9   2. The Hangover   3. Inglourious Basterds   4. All About Steve   5. Public Enemies   6. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt   7. Four Christmases   8. 500 Days of Summer   9. Julie & Julia   10. G-Force    

Top 10 Selling DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. The Hangover   2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince   3. District 9   4. Inglourious Basterds   5. Star Trek   6. Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side   7. Up   8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian   9. G-Force   10. 500 Days of Summer    

Top 10 Online Renting DVD Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. District 9   2. All About Steve   3. The Hangover (Rated/Unrated)   4. Inglourious Basterds   5. Public Enemies   6. 500 Days of Summer   7. Four Christmases   8. G-Force   9. Terminator Salvation WS   10. Angels & Demons    

Top 10 Renting Blu Ray DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. District 9   2. The Hangover   3. Inglourious Basterds   4. Terminator Salvation   5. Star Trek   6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince   7. Public Enemies   8. Angels & Demons   9. Four Christmases   10. All About Steve    

Top 10 Download-to-Rent Movie Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. The Hangover (Unrated)   2. All About Steve   3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian   4. Star Trek   5. 500 Days of Summer   6. Four Christmases   7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince   8. The Taking Pelham 1 2 3   9. The Hangover   10. Carriers    

Top 10 Download-to-Own Movie Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. District 9   2. Inglourious Basterds   3. The Hangover (Unrated)   4. White Christmas   5. Dexter: Do You Take Dexter Morgan?: Season 3, Ep 12   6. It's a Wonderful Life   7. Twilight   8. Public Enemies   9. Dexter: The Damage a Man Can Do: Season 3, Ep 8   10. Dexter: About Last Night: Season 3, Ep 9    

Top 10 Renting Video Game Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Dec. 27, 2009:

   1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - X360   2. New Super Mario Bros. - Wii   3. Assassin's Creed 2 - X360   4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - PS3   5. Left 4 Dead 2 - X360   6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Wii   7. Assassin's Creed 2 - PS3   8. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - PS3   9. Halo 3: ODST - X360   10. Madden NFL 10 - X360    

These DVD Rental New Releases are hitting the streets Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009:

   Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs   Final Destination 4   Adam   Lorna's Silence   Trucker   Give 'Em Hell Malone   50 Dead Men Walking   Big Love: Season 3 D4   Big Love: Season 3 D3   Big Love: Season 3 D2   Big Love: Season 3 D1   Below the Earth's Surface   Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash   Max & Ruby: Playtime with Max & Ruby   Backyardigans: Join the Adventures Club   Three Ways to Get a Husband   Muerte En El Paraiso    

For more information, check participating BLOCKBUSTER stores and online at blockbuster.com.

About Blockbuster

Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment. The company provides its customers with convenient access to media entertainment anywhere and any way they want it - whether in-store, by-mail, through vending and kiosks or digital download. With a highly recognized brand name and a library of more than 125,000 movie and game titles, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to further build upon its leadership position in the media entertainment industry and to best serve the two million daily global customers and more than 50 million annual global customers. The company may be accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: llee@pierpont.com

Source: Blockbuster Inc.

CONTACT: Randy E. Pruett, Pierpont Communications for Blockbuster,
+1-214-217-7300, rpruett@pierpont.com

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

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