Comments on: Redbox Top 10 DVD Rentals – September 22-28, 2008

By: chest_rockfield

chest_rockfield — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:38:31 +0000

You are also forgetting about the lack of overhead. Each Redbox has no stores, no employees, no property, and probably only a marginal rental fee to the stores at which they reside. Of course, I don’t know why, if I had a store I’d be willing to have one for free or even pay to get one because of the fact that it brings people to your business to rent, and most likely to return. I bet all of the money I’m saving on DVD rentals I end up spending in Giant Eagle on things I may not otherwise have bought. Hell, if I were Giant Eagle or WalMart I’d buy thousands of one night rental codes from RedBox and offer one free with the purchase of microwave popcorn, soda, and candy, but I’m getting off topic. Can they compete? Not well. There is no doubt that automated DVD rental kiosks have hurt Blockbuster, but if they play their cards right they can recover with rental kiosks of their own… hopefully with better features.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:39:34 +0000

It costs about 25 cents to make a movie

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:57:37 +0000

Don’t forget too that it’s 1.00 EACH night… many people forget to bring it back in time and it becomes a 2, 3 or 4 dollar rental. Pure profit for Redbox.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:31:44 +0000

maybe they just got some major skillage at renting more DVDs for a cheaper price, instead of say, renting fewer for a higher price.

By: angel751

angel751 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:58:04 +0000

I just wanted to ask ,If anyone knows, that how can “Redbox” afford to rent movies that other places,like blockbuster;hollywood video,netflix, not to mention others; charge almost four dollars a movie while ,”Redbox” only charges .99 cents, how can they make a profit; and how can these other movie rental places compete w/”Redbox”?

By: Artie

Artie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:58:22 +0000

Deception and 88 Minutes were top-notch flicks. A+++