ADVISORY/Blockbuster Open New Year's Eve, New Year's Day.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (Dec. 24) --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)
WHAT: More than 4,000 U.S. Blockbuster stores will be open Christmas
Day and New Year's Day.
WHEN: New Year's Eve: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
New Year's Day: 10 a.m. - midnight
PLEASE NOTE: While most U.S. Blockbuster stores will adhere to this
schedule, holiday hours are determined locally and may vary.
WHERE: All major media markets in the country. Call us at 214/854-3190
to find a store in your area.
WHY: New Year's week is traditionally the biggest week of the year for
Blockbuster stores with more than a third of all U.S. households
renting videos, according to Allen Klose, senior vice president,
market research for Blockbuster.
-0-
About half of those responding to a recent survey commissioned by Blockbuster block·bust·er n. 1. Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales. 2. A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes. 3. said they will likely stay home New Year's Eve, and most of those plan to rent movies. The survey showed: -- Plan to/will probably stay home -- 45% -- Very/somewhat likely to rent movies New Year Eve -- 49% -- Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks was chosen as the actor respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. would most like to spend New Year's Eve with, in a recent survey commissioned by Blockbuster. Hanks Noun 1. Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Thomas J. Hanks, Tom Hanks was followed by Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson and Jennifer Lopez. -- Time Capsule capsule In botany, a dry fruit that opens when ripe. It splits from top to bottom into separate segments known as valves, as in the iris, or forms pores at the top (e.g., poppy), or splits around the circumference, with the top falling off (e.g., pigweed and plantain). : "Apollo 13" was chosen as the number one movie survey respondents would include in a time capsule to open in the year 3000 to convey the life and times of people in the 20th century. It was followed by "Grease grease, mixture of lubricant and thickener. It is used to reduce friction between surfaces from which oils would leak away or cause damage by dripping, or where lubrication must be assured for extended periods. Many greases are mixtures of mineral oil and soap. ," "Saving Private Ryan," "American Graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. " and "Schindler's List."
VISUALS: Customer interviews of people staying home New Year's Eve
Crowded stores
People renting several videos New Year's Eve for their big
night in
CONTACT: Please call us at 214-854-3190 to set up an interview with a
store in your area. On New Year's Eve or New Year's Day,
please page Liz Greene at 888/666-9613.
-0-
(Related press release available via Business Wire dated Dec. 6, 1999) |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion