Have you walked into a Blockbuster store recently? Watching any of their commercials? Well, the latest is Blockbuster is selling off previously viewed movies on VHS to free up more room on their shelves for DVD. You heard me right folks. Even the people in the big rooms at Blockbuster know that DVD is the future and they need to make space on those shelves for the future. That means they have to sell off a good portion of those previously viewed movies, which take up so much room.
According to Blockbusters SEC filing reports Blockbuster netted around $500 million last year from DVD rentals, which made up an even 10% of their total revenue (combined VHS and DVD rentals totaled 72 percent of their revenue, with things like candy, accessories and other inventory accounting for the rest.)
Another key tidbit in the report is that Blockbuster is projecting the format will account for 20 percent to 25 percent of total profits. Since Blockbuster is the biggest video chain in the U.S., these numbers further show the strength of DVD as the newest entertainment medium of choice.
And just something extra for those Planet of the Apes fans, I’ve been getting questions from…
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
August 15, 2000, by 20th Century Fox
Those damn dirty apes! While one can argue about the declining quality of the films in the 'Planet of The Apes' series, even the worst of 'em don't deserve to be cut, which is just what happened to Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. Some subplot was lifted from Beneath The Planet Of The Apes truncated for its U.S. theatrical run
Near the end of the film, U.S. theatrical showings and the current DVD from Fox eliminated a scene of the mutants arguing over the detonation of the "Alpha-Omega" bomb. This bomb was a key part of the plot of the previous installment of the series, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, and in fact legend has it that some of the footage used in this cut of Battle was actually shot for Beneath.
Anyway, along with this scene as well as an extension of the "General Aldo" massacre (where the General climbs to the top of the bus in victory amid cheering apes), both are cut from the current DVD. However, they can be found on the Japanese laserdisc, and most likely other overseas prints and home video versions of the films. The foreign cut of the film runs 96 minutes, while
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