“John Carter” was one of the biggest film flops of all time. The special-effects-heavy sci-fi epic set on Mars turned out to …
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Netflix Horror Show: The Real Reason Shares Plunged 17%
As a purely financial matter, Netflix’s quarterly report should not have precipitated the absolute shellacking that the company’s stock suffered after-hours Monday, wiping out about $1 billion in shareholder equity. The company’s …
It Was a Bad Year for Movies—and a Worse Year for ‘Oscar Movies’
Last year saw the fewest tickets sold at movie theaters since 1995. Ticket sales were down during the “blockbuster” season of summer, and the year’s “best” films—in terms of critical acclaim and awards like last night’s
The Redboxification of the American Shopping Experience
What will the vending machines of the future look like? What’ll they sell? Perhaps the question should be: What won’t they sell? Coinstar, the company that owns DVD kiosk giant Redbox, is testing out new machines that’ll sell …
The Wait Time for Movies from Redbox and Netflix Just Doubled
It’s fairly standard practice today for movies to become available for sale on one day, and only become available for rent after several more weeks have passed. For four or so weeks, the only way fans can see the movie is to buy …
Cheapskate Tip: How to Keep Getting $1 DVD Rentals at Redbox
Starting on Monday, October 31, Redbox is raising its DVD rental prices from $1 to $1.20 per day. While a 20% increase is significant, we’re only talking about a price hike of a mere two dimes daily. Still, wouldn’t you rather …
Soon, You’ll Have to Wait Even Longer for Movies Via Netflix or Redbox
Increasingly, consumers just aren’t buying movies: DVD sales were down 18.3% in the first half of 2011, and 2010 marked the third year in a row of declining sales. Sales are down even as the studios have forced Netflix, Redbox, …
Blockbuster, on the Mat and Being Counted Out, Still Throwing Punches
Blockbuster has closed thousands of stores. It has offered DVDs by mail and free DVDs from new Redbox-style kiosks. Even so, it just can’t seem to cope with rental competitors Netflix and Redbox.
It’s a Deal: Free DVD Rental from Blockbuster Express
Faced by a challenge from $1 DVD rental kiosk operator Redbox, movie-rental giant Blockbuster has introduced its own line of $1 DVD Blockbuster Express kiosks. Sign up for a Blockbuster Express e-newsletter to receive a free rental.
Ten Cheap Dates
Besides the diamond industry, who says romance has to cost a bundle? A cheap date can be a great date.
Ten GOOD Things to Come Out of the Great Recession
It’s not all gloom and doom. Businesses are struggling, the housing market may have crashed, and jobs may have disappeared en masse, but today’s consumer is in the driver’s seat. And perhaps as in any crisis, people are being reminded about what’s really important in life.
The Battle of the $1 DVD Rentals Heats Up
Redbox, the $1 per day DVD rental kiosk business, is a runaway success. It’s perhaps experiencing even more of a recession boom than mail-DVD-rental service Netflix. Redbox kiosks will soon be opened in supermarkets like Albertson’s and Kroger, bringing its total number of vending machines to 22,000 nationwide, up 61 percent from last …
