Home video
Prerecorded video media that are either sold
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| 2024 | Set to end distribution partnership with Entertainment One in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany, and the United States, with Lionsgate Home Entertainment taking over distribution. |
| June 24 2024 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment entered a distribution deal with SDS to handle distribution for Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. |
| April 12 2024 | Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp animated film announced for release with Universal Animation Studios |
| 2023 | The Blockbuster brand rights were transferred to SF Anytime AB, continuing the streaming service in Nordic Countries. |
| August 1 2023 | River Wild thriller released by Hero Squared Productions |
| March 23 2023 | Blockbuster web page is re-activated with the message 'We are working on rewinding your movie'. |
| September 27 2022 | Two horror-comedy films released: The Munsters and Bring It On: Cheer or Die |
| September 21 2022 | Blockbuster Twitter account reveals the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship 3, held during the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2022. |
| March 26 2022 | NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan began directly distributing and licensing anime series and films through UPHE. |
| 2021 | Concluded distribution partnership with Neon for home video releases. |
| 2021 | The last Blockbuster vending kiosks in Australia cease operation. |
| June 2021 | Xtravision Xpress was placed into voluntary receivership. |
| June 1 2021 | Studio Distribution Services (SDS) logo replaced UPHE logo on the back covers of home releases. |
| January 2021 | During the GameStop short squeeze, BB Liquidating Inc. stock surges despite having no substantial value. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, 82-year-old Fonda recorded a brief exercise sequence, sharing it on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok to support and encourage people exercising at home while quarantined. |
| 2020 | The rights to the Blockbuster brand were transferred to Nuuday in the Nordic region. |
| October 6 2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules and Tales from the Hood 3 released |
| August 2020 | The Bend, Oregon Blockbuster location is listed as an Airbnb rental for 1990s-themed sleepovers in September, with guest limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 7 2020 | The European Commission approved the merger between Universal and Warner Bros. for distribution services. |
| February 7 2020 | Discovery Zone was revived as a single location in Cincinnati, Ohio, operating independently of Blockbuster. |
| January 31 2020 | The last Blockbuster store in New Zealand, located in Dargaville, north of Auckland, closed its doors after years of declining business due to competition from other video retailers and streaming services. |
| January 14 2020 | Universal and AT&T (Warner Bros.' owner) announced a 10-year multinational joint-venture partnership for home entertainment distribution. |
| 2019 | After a series of further closures, only one franchised Blockbuster store remained open, located in Bend, Oregon. |
| May 14 2019 | Backdraft 2 released in collaboration with Imagine Entertainment |
| March 2019 | Australia's last Blockbuster store in Morley, Western Australia, is closed. |
| 2018 | Ended distribution partnership with Funimation Productions for home video releases in the United States and Canada, with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment taking over distribution. |
| 2018 | Fonda re-released two more of her early 1990s workout videos, continuing to make her classic fitness content available to audiences. |
| September 2018 | Opened a two-day pop-up Blockbuster store in Shoreditch, East London, coinciding with Deadpool 2's digital release, giving away 1,989 copies of the film. |
| August 2018 | Eight of the nine remaining Blockbuster stores close, leaving only one store in Bend, Oregon as the last remaining Blockbuster in the United States. |
| June 5 2018 | Universal began re-releasing the entire DreamWorks Animation film library on home video after acquiring the company in 2016. |
| February 6 2018 | Woody Woodpecker animated film released with Universal Animation Studios |
| January 2018 | Nine remaining franchise-owned Blockbuster stores are listed, including six in Alaska, two in Oregon, and one in Texas. |
| 2017 | The five remaining stores started to make a profit, focusing exclusively on second-hand consumer electronics. |
| November 14 2017 | All I Want for Christmas Is You holiday film released |
| 2016 | All remaining Blockbuster stores in Ireland were closed, leaving only its online business and vending machines. |
| 2016 | Blockbuster announced plans to include GameRush as part of its 'new Blockbuster' strategy. |
| August 9 2016 | UPHE started releasing Ultra HD Blu-rays. |
| July 2016 | All remaining B-stores in Mexico closed after the owners did not renew their Blockbuster license. |
| February 2 2016 | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave released with Universal Animation Studios co-production |
| 2015 | Funimation formed a multi-year home video distribution deal with UPHE. |
| 2015 | Seven of the RecycleIT stores closed after being bought by Blue City, which quickly phased out game and movie sales and rental. |
| September 2015 | All remaining Blockbuster retail stores in Mexico (263 in total) were converted to 'The B Store', reducing video rental floor space from 70% to 20% and shifting focus to technology and electronics sales. |
| July 1 2015 | Universal began distributing Paramount Home Entertainment titles overseas, starting with the United Kingdom. |
| June 23 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle is released |
| May 2015 | Michael Kelly retired from Dish after leading Blockbuster during its final years. |
| April 2015 | Dish replaced its Blockbuster video streaming services with a new subscription service called 'DISH Movie Pack'. |
| 2014 | After receiving numerous requests, Fonda re-released five of her original 1980s workout videos on DVD and digital download platforms. |
| 2014 | RecycleIT A/S filed for bankruptcy in the same year. |
| October 3 2014 | Universal established global headquarters for its home video division in Los Angeles. |
| July 1 2014 | TDC was set to receive exclusive rights to the Blockbuster brand name in Denmark. Only 12 stores had been renamed by this date. |
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