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Blockbuster Awards Night Current Stats and Figures

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 11:50 AM | Posted by:
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With thousands of people participating in the new online Academy Awards “Fan”-tasy Leagues at BlockbusterAwards.com, we’ve been seeing some interesting trends develop. Bookmark this page and come by daily, as we’ll keep it updated with how the picks are trending.

Last Updated Feb. 22, 9:08 a.m. Mountain Time

Best Picture
Amour: 1%
Argo: 40%
Beasts of the Southern Wild: 2%
Django Unchained: 5%
Les Misérables: 12%
Life of Pi: 6%
Lincoln: 21%
Silver Linings Playbook: 9%
Zero Dark Thirty: 5%

Best Director:
Ang Lee: 14%
Behn Zeitlin: 5%
David O. Russell: 17%
Michael Haneke: 2%
Steven Spielberg: 61%

Actor In a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper: 9%
Daniel Day-Lewis: 67%
Denzel Washington: 9%
Hugh Jackman: 13%
Joaquin Phoenix: 2%

Actress in a Leading Role
Emmanuelle Riva: 6%
Jennifer Lawrence: 47%
Jessica Chastain: 29%
Naomi Watts: 9%
Quvenzhané Wallis: 8%

Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin: 11%
Christoph Waltz: 30%
Phillip Seymour Hoffman: 7%
Robert DeNiro: 19%
Tommy Lee Jones: 33%

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams: 4%
Anne Hathaway: 66%
Helen Hunt: 4%
Jacki Weaver: 5%
Sally Field: 21%

Best Original Song
“Before My Time,” J. Ralph: 1%
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend,” Walter Murphy and Seth McFarlane: 6%
“Pi’s Lullaby,” Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri: 4%
“Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth: 65%
“Suddenly,” Claude-Michael Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boulil: 24%

Adapted Screenplay
Argo, Chris Terrio: 38%
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar and Behn Zeitlin: 7%
Life of Pi, David Magee: 8%
Lincoln, Tony Kushner: 23%
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell: 23%

Original Screenplay
Armour, Michael Haneke: 9%
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino: 36%
Flight, John Gatins: 9%
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola: 16%
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal: 30%

Foreign Language Film
A Royal Affair – Denmark: 15%
Amour – Austria: 61%
Kon-Tiki – Norway: 8%
No – Chile: 6%
War Witch – Canada: 11%

*Not all votes in a category will add up to 100% due to rounding

 

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BlockbusterAwards.com: Academy Awards online pool tool

Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at 10:04 AM | Posted by:
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It’s that time.

The Academy Awards are the Hollywood-o-phile’s answer to the Big Game. It’s the capstone of a “playoff” series of awards shows ranging from MTV Kids’ Choice awards to the Golden Globes, and Blockbuster’s now the premier destination online for those who like to get involved on a more personal level. Enter BlockbusterAwards.com, where you can put your picks online, print out your choices and drop the hammer on your friends as you prove your prognosticative prowess.

Host a league yourself – maybe for that party you were planning? – or join one already started. Now’s a good time to get the office buzzing and we’re pretty sure you’ll dig the functionality we’ve got in store for you:

A rich collection of trailers and bios
Not sure which Lincoln movie we’re talking about (hint: Not the vampire one)? Click on the trailer for a memory jogger. What else has John Williams scored (seriously, you should know this one)? We’ve got the low-down on all of it.

Private, semi-private and public leagues
Make it a closed pool for your house party, or open it up to all your friends on Facebook and their friends’ friends. We have you covered.

Real-time, live scoring
Don’t worry about having to rewind your DVR because you forgot who won best Sound Mixing. We’re updating these in real time for you, and we’ve even handled weird mathematical permutations to ensure weighted scoring. You don’t have to invite the guy from accounting no one likes just to make sure someone’s keeping track.

The only way to be more in-the-know on the Academy Awards nominees is to see every movie and couple it with a few semesters of humanities courses.  Register for a free account (just need a name and email address) and you’re live.

Challenge your office.  Invite all your Facebook friends. Tweet out an invite to your followers. Play against your family spread across the country.  Create teams: your college buddies vs. your mom’s book club.  You can make as many pools as you like.

No need to wait any longer: Get over to BlockbusterAwards.com and sign up now; we’ll post updates as we see the stats evolve over the next few weeks.  Stay tuned…

Sweet New Queue Features

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 9:53 AM | Posted by:
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We recently introduced two new features to the Blockbuster Total Access Queue. Our users have been clamoring for these options, and we think they’re pretty handy. Read More

Blockbuster is now on Pinterest!

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 2:38 PM | Posted by:
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I’m really excited to introduce Blockbuster’s new account on Pinterest! For those of you who have only gone so far as to try to pronounce Pinterest, let me explain a bit about it.

Pinterest is an incredibly popular and fast-growing social networking site that allows you to save and share your favorite things on virtual pinboards. You can have as many or as few collections as you like. I’ve found everything from simple do-it-yourself craft ideas to iPhone gadgets to Motorcycle Dog. My favorite categories include easy recipes, fashion, and household tips. It’s fun to discover and follow people with similar tastes and see who repins and “likes” your stuff back.

The Blockbuster collections are inspired by movies, games, television and the complete entertainment experience. We want to share cinematic history, viewing suggestions, home entertainment ideas, snacks for TV watching, and more. Let us know what you think in the comments below. What would you like us to share?

Happy pinning!

Our New TV Commercial

Thursday, September 29th, 2011 at 4:32 PM | Posted by:
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This is now airing around the country. Hopefully you’ll see it soon in the wild. Read More

Poll: Where should the Transformers Tour visit?

Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at 12:05 PM | Posted by:
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From September 30 – October 16, the Transformers Tour will be making its way to Blockbuster stores around the country. You can vote for where you want the tour to stop, and we’ll pick the areas with the most votes to participate. Cast your vote by July 27!

The tour will include giveaways, prop cars, and a chance to have your picture taken with a scene or character from the Transformers movies. It will also feature an exhibit with models, artwork, trailers, and behind-the-scenes content.

Voting is now closed. Thanks for participating!

Press Release: Blockbuster Rescues Furious Netflix Customers

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 1:50 PM | Posted by:
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Netflix Customers Offered Blockbuster Total Access With New Pricing and Free 30-Day Trial

MCKINNEY, Texas, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Blockbuster L.L.C. today began rescuing upset Netflix customers by launching a limited time, nationwide promotion for all Netflix customers who switch to Blockbuster Total Access.

Blockbuster Total Access provides benefits Netflix doesn’t offer: availability of many new releases 28 days before Netflix; unlimited in-store exchanges; games for Xbox 360, Playstation3, and Nintendo Wii, and no additional charge for Blu-ray movies.

As part of Blockbuster’s ongoing efforts to provide the ultimate in convenience, choice and value, Netflix customers who switch to one of Blockbuster’s two most popular Total Access plans will receive a 30-day free trial. After the free trial, customers will continue to receive Total Access for a new everyday price of only $9.99 per month for “1 Disc” at a time or $14.99 per month for “2 Discs” at a time. Read More

Rent By Mail Without a Subscription — Try it Free!

Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 10:19 AM | Posted by:
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We’ve been offering movie and game rentals by mail for years now through Blockbuster By Mail. But some of you out there are massive commitment-phobes. Seems like you don’t want to have a monthly subscription. But you DO want to rent movies and games by mail.

Why does commitment scare you so much? What are you afraid of? Why can’t you just find a nice man/woman and settle down??? I don’t know. But it doesn’t matter, because now you don’t need a subscription to rent movies and games by mail from Blockbuster. And you can try it free by using the promo code “summer” when you rent a movie! Read More

Team Dogs at Work

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 11:01 AM | Posted by:
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Tomorrow is Take Your Dog to Work Day. Since most of our team at least occasionally works from home, we wanted to get in the spirit with pics of our pooches hard at work. Read More

Get Unlimited Free Rentals at Blockbuster through July 4!

Friday, May 27th, 2011 at 10:21 AM | Posted by:
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It’s true! Rent one of our newest releases for $2.99 and enjoy unlimited movies priced $1.99 or less for FREE through July 4 (1-day rentals, 1 at a time).

So basically, you rent one of our newest releases at regular price, and you’ll get one movie rental free. Then, on your next visit, you’ll get ANOTHER free rental. You could just keep coming back over and over, until you’ve seen ALL THE MOVIES. Or until July 4 — whichever comes first. Read More

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