'Dear John' Tops Weekly Blockbuster(R) Hit List of Top 10 Renting DVDs

'Dear John' Tops Weekly Blockbuster(R) Hit List of Top 10 Renting DVDs

DALLAS, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Topping the BLOCKBUSTER® (NYSE: BBI)(NYSE:BBI.B) Hit List of "Top 10 Renting DVD Titles" for the week ending May 30, 2010 is "Dear John." When Special Forces Army Sergeant John Tyree falls madly in love with college student Savannah Curtis while on a two-week leave from Germany, both of their lives are changed forever. With John returning to the call of duty, the two exchange love letters until John returns. However, when John reenlists after 9/11, their love is put to the test. Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same title, Dear John stars Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, and Richard Jenkins.

BLOCKBUSTER® Hit List

Top 10 Renting DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. Dear John
2. Valentine's Day
3. The Road
4. Invictus
5. Edge Of Darkness
6. The Spy Next Door
7. Legion
8. New Daughter
9. Extraordinary Measures
10. It's Complicated

Top 10 Selling DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. Dear John
2. Avatar
3. Valentine's Day
4. The Road
5. The Notebook
6. Sex And The City
7. True Blood-Season 2
8. Edge Of Darkness
9. It's Complicated
10. Invictus

Top 10 Online Renting DVD Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. Valentine's Day
2. Dear John
3. The Road
4. Invictus
5. Edge of Darkness
6. It's Complicated
7. Avatar
8. Extraordinary Measures
9. Legion
10. Sherlock Holmes

Top 10 Renting Blu-Ray Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. The Road
2. Dear John
3. Valentine's Day
4. Edge Of Darkness
5. Invictus
6. Legion
7. Avatar
8. Daybreakers
9. New Daughter
10. The Spy Next Door

Top 10 Renting Digital Titles on BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. Valentine's Day
2. Invictus
3. Avatar
4. Edge of Darkness
5. The Spy Next Door
6. Tooth Fairy
7. Leap Year
8. Daybreakers
9. Sherlock Holmes
10. It's Complicated

Top 10 Selling Digital Titles on BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. Dear John
2. The Road
3. Legion
4. Extraordinary Measures
5. Valentine's Day
6. Legion
7. Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
8. Avatar
9. Twilight
10. Edge of Darkness

Top 10 Renting Video Game Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending May 30, 2010:

1. UFC Undisputed 2010- X360
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2- Wii
3. Red Dead Redemption- X360
4. UFC Undisputed 2010-PS3
5. Red Dead Redemption-PS3
6. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction- X360
7. Lost Planet 2- X360
8. Alan Wake- X360
9. Battlefield: Bad Company 2- X360
10. Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands- X360

These DVD Rental New Releases are hitting the streets Tuesday, June 8, 2010:

-- Shutter Island
-- From Paris With Love
-- The 41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad
About It
-- Shinjuku Incident
-- Curb Your Enthusiasm-Season 6, Disc 1
-- Curb Your Enthusiasm-Season 6, Disc 2
-- Curb Your Enthusiasm-Season 7, Disc 1
-- Curb Your Enthusiasm-Season 7, Disc 2
-- Cop Dog
-- Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy)
-- The War Boys
-- Oveja Negra
-- The Greatest (Released Friday, June 11, 2010)

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

About Blockbuster Inc.

Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment. The company provides customers with convenient access to media entertainment anywhere, any way they want it - whether in-store, by mail, through vending kiosks or digitally to their homes and mobile devices. With a highly recognized brand and a library of more than 125,000 movie and game titles, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to serve nearly 47 million global customers annually. The company may be accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com.

Source: Blockbuster Inc.

CONTACT: Rebecca Fannin, +1-202-944-1928,
rebecca.fannin@hillandknowlton.com, for Blockbuster Inc.

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

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