'2012' Tops Weekly BLOCKBUSTER(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Renting DVDs' for Second Week in a Row

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DALLAS // PRNewswire-FirstCall // -- Topping the BLOCKBUSTER® (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) Hit List of "Top 10 Renting DVD Titles" for the week ending March 14 – for the second week in a row – is "2012." Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich crafted this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. The film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and Woody Harrelson.

BLOCKBUSTER® Hit List

Top 10 Renting DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending March 14, 2010:

2012
Up in the Air
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
The Hurt Locker
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Planet 51
Law Abiding Citizen
Couples Retreat
The Box
Where the Wild Things Are

Top 10 Selling DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending March 14, 2010:

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Old Dogs
2012
Up in the Air
Planet 51
The Boondock Saints
Passion of the Christ
Law Abiding Citizen
Where the Wild Things Are

Top 10 Online Renting DVD Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending March 14, 2010:

Up in the Air
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Planet 51
2012
Couples Retreat
Old Dogs
Law Abiding Citizen
The Box
The Hurt Locker
The Time Traveler's Wife

Top 10 Renting Blu-ray Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending March 14, 2010:

2012
Up in the Air
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
The Hurt Locker
Law Abiding Citizen
The Informant
Where the Wild Things Are
Couples Retreat
The Box

Top 10 Renting Digital Titles on BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® for the week ending March 14, 2010:

The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire
Couples Retreat
Zombieland
Where the Wild Things Are
The Informant
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Box
Pirate radio
Inglourious Basterds

Top 10 Selling Digital Titles on BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® for the week ending March 14, 2010:

2012
Planet 51
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale
Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire
The Hurt Locker
Alice
The Life of David Gale
Clash of the Titans

Top 10 Renting Video Game Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending March 14, 2010:

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – X360
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – PS3
Final Fantasy XIII – PS3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – X360
New Super Mario Bros. – Wii
Dante's Inferno – X360
Final Fantasy XIII – X360
MLB 2K10 – X360
Aliens vs. Predator – X360
Army of Two: The 40th Day – X360

These DVD Rental New Releases are hitting the streets Tuesday, March 23, 2010:

The Blind Side
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Brothers
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Seraphine
Red Cliff, Part I
Red Cliff, Part II
Ciao
Damage
Mad Men – S3-D1
Mad Men – S3-D2
Mad Men – S3-D3
Mad Men – S3-D4
Phantom Punch
The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure
Toxic Skies
Horrorfest 2010: The Graves
Horrorfest 2010: Kill Theory
Horrorfest 2010: Dread
Vigilante
Hotel California
Gang Girl
Como No Te Voy a Querer
When the Lights go out
Son of Man
La Vida Loca

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.

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