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Blockbuster LLC

defunct American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services; now a franchise brand name
Organization business Q884711
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Summary

Blockbuster LLC is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,729 views/month, #156 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blockbuster LLC is in the country of United States[3].
  • Blockbuster LLC is in the country of CH[4].
  • Blockbuster LLC's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Blockbuster LLC's instance of is recorded as brand[6].
  • Blockbuster LLC's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Blockbuster LLC's headquarters location is recorded as Dallas[8].
  • Blockbuster LLC's Commons category is recorded as Blockbuster[9].
  • January 1, 1985 marks the founding of Blockbuster LLC[10].
  • 2020-09-03 marks the founding of Blockbuster LLC[11].
  • Blockbuster LLC was dissolved in January 12, 2014[12].
  • Blockbuster LLC's location of formation is recorded as Dallas[13].
  • Blockbuster LLC's official website is recorded as https://blockbuster.com/[14].
  • Blockbuster LLC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blockbuster LLC[15].
  • Blockbuster LLC's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/blockbuster-inc-history/[16].
  • Blockbuster LLC's product or material produced is recorded as software[17].
  • Blockbuster LLC's topic has template is recorded as Template:Blockbuster[18].
  • Blockbuster LLC's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[19].
  • Blockbuster LLC's legal form is recorded as 3EKS[20].
  • Blockbuster LLC's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blockbuster'}[21].
  • Blockbuster LLC's different from is recorded as Free Blockbuster[22].
  • Blockbuster LLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+139831'}[23].
  • Blockbuster LLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+138944'}[24].
  • Blockbuster LLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+197240'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 98450003EAE940F8D996[26]

  • Registered legal name: Blockbuster GMBH[27]

  • Legal jurisdiction: CH[28]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[29]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 3EKS[30]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[31]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[32]

  • Entity created: 2020-09-03[33]

  • LEI first registered: 2026-05-29[34]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-05-29[35]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-05-29[36]

  • Managing LOU: 529900T8BM49AURSDO55[37]

  • Registration authority: RA000549[38]

  • Authority entity ID: CHE-140.166.794[39]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[40]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Distributor[41]

  • Country: GB[42]

  • Began / founded: 1989[43]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-12-16[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5956d29b-5ded-405e-a201-7d4d44164b98[45]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1985[10] and 2020-09-03[11]. Blockbuster LLC's location of formation is recorded as Dallas[13].

Operations

Blockbuster LLC's headquarters location is recorded as Dallas[8].

Ownership

Blockbuster LLC's product or material produced is recorded as software[17].

Dissolution

Blockbuster LLC was dissolved in January 12, 2014[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Blockbuster LLC include Blockbuster[46], a television series[47].

Why It Matters

Blockbuster LLC ranks in the top 0.53% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,729 views/month, #156 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for it include Blockbuster[46], a television series[47].

Related Entities

brand business software United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  17. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  18. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  19. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  20. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → Dallas
    Country → United States, CH
    Different from → Free Blockbuster
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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