'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' Tops Weekly BLOCKBUSTER(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Rented DVDs'

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Jan 12, 2010, 06:49 ET

DALLAS, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Topping the BLOCKBUSTER® (NYSE: BBI; BBI.B) Hit List of "Top 10 Rented DVD Titles" for the week ending Jan. 10 is "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and a brainy weathergirl (voice of Anna Faris) as they attempt to discover why the rain in their small town has stopped, and food is falling in its place.

BLOCKBUSTER® Hit List

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

  1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  2. The Final Destination
  3. A Perfect Getaway
  4. Inglourious Basterds
  5. The Hangover
  6. Paranormal Activity
  7. All About Steve
  8. District 9
  9. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
  10. Public Enemies

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

  1. The Hangover
  2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  3. The Final Destination
  4. Paranormal Activity
  5. The Heartbreak Kid
  6. Failure to Launch
  7. Save the Last Dance
  8. Disturbia
  9. Zodiac
  10. Next

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

  1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  2. The Hangover
  3. Inglourious Basterds
  4. District 9
  5. A Perfect Getaway
  6. The Final Destination
  7. Public Enemies
  8. Paranormal Activity
  9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  10. All About Steve

Top 10 Renting Blu Ray DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Jan. 10, 2010:

  1. The Final Destination
  2. District 9
  3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  4. Paranormal Activity
  5. Inglourious Basterds
  6. The Hangover
  7. Public Enemies
  8. Terminator Salvation
  9. Star Trek
  10. 9

Top 10 Download-to-Rent Movie Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Jan. 10, 2010:

  1. Public Enemies
  2. The Final Destination
  3. All About Steve
  4. 9
  5. Jennifer's Body
  6. The Hangover
  7. The Ugly Truth
  8. Angels & Demons
  9. (500) Days of Summer
  10. A Perfect Getaway

Top 10 Download-to-Own Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Jan. 10, 2010:

  1. Dexter: Our Father: Season 3, Ep 1
  2. Dexter: Finding Freebo: Season 3, Ep 2
  3. Dexter: Do You Take Dexter Morgan?: Season 3, Ep 12
  4. District 9
  5. Dexter: The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Season 3, Ep 3
  6. Dexter: Go Your Own Way: Season 3, Ep 10
  7. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  8. Dexter: I Had a Dream: Season 3, Ep 11
  9. Dexter: All in the Family: Season 3, Ep 4
  10. Dexter: The Damage a Man Can Do: Season 3, Ep 8

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

  1. Darksiders – X360
  2. New Super Mario Bros. – Wii
  3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – X360
  4. Darksiders – PS3
  5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – PS3
  6. Left 4 Dead 2 – X360
  7. Assassin's Creed 2 – X360
  8. Bayonetta – X360
  9. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Wii
  10. Assassin's Creed 2 – PS3

These DVD Rental New Releases are hitting the streets Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010:

  • Gamer
  • The Invention of Lying
  • Pandorum
  • Whiteout
  • Motherhood
  • No Impact Man
  • Smokin' Aces 2 – Assassins' Ball
  • Weeds – S5 – D1
  • The Keeper
  • Weeds – S5 – D3
  • Weeds – S5 – D2
  • No Greater Love
  • Blood Creek
  • Across the Hall
  • Death in Love
  • Outrage
  • Champion Road

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

About Blockbuster

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 downloaded directly to their family room or mobile device. With a highly recognized brand name and a library of more than 125,000 movie and game titles, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to serve two million daily global customers and more than 50 million annual global customers. The company may be accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com.

SOURCE Blockbuster

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