Blockbuster outlets in November, Dish Network-which bought the chain out of bankruptcy in 2011-agreed to sell the Mexican stores for $31 million to Grupo Elektra, a retail and financial company controlled by billionaire Ricardo Salinas. (About 50 owned by franchisees or licensees remain open in...
Games are getting bigger and bigger, with promises of even more huge open worlds with next generation consoles just around the corner. They’ve also gotten very expensive to make. The transition into HD development laid waste to large groups of companies, effectly wiping out midrange developers ...
And it’s crazy to think that now these kinds of stores don’t even exist. However, I think there's one more Blockbuster still around... It's called The Last Blockbuster and it's located in Bend, Oregon. A quick Google search says it's open every day from 10:30am-9:00pm. Th...
If you think that Blockbuster is dead, you're wrong! The last Blockbuster store is still alive and is making everyone laugh with their hilarious tweets.
Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit were huge in the early ‘70s – even with no blockbuster movies to promote them. Instead we read the books, and along with a copy of “The Anarchist’s Cookbook”, and maybe a copy of “Whole Earth Catalog”, everyone owned Tolkien’s books...
At the 1984 GRAMMYs, the King of Pop became the first artist to win eight GRAMMYs in one night, thanks to his blockbuster albumThriller. The album helped Michael Jackson take home Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year for "Beat It," as well as Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical ...
It's not uncommon for a publisher to showcase all of its products on sale during a weekend, an event which is usually marked by a homepage takeover of sorts. Look out for these if you're after a blockbuster game at a better price. Fraser Brown Online Editor Fraser is the UK online ...
Located primarily in more rural towns and mid-sized cities, initially to avoid competition with Blockbuster, the company had managed to survive for so long because it owned all of the land and buildings its shops were built on and in. It also had worked hard to diversify its offerings, at...
She also sheds her mainstream blockbuster image for darker cinematic territory, propelling her into a fresh new image. Respectability. The film received widespread critical acclaim, a gaspy crowd reaction, and buzz during awards season, making it the most talked-about film of the season. ...
A blockbuster drug is an extremely popular drug that generates annual sales of at least $1 billion for the company that sells it.