Blockbuster Offers Advice for Valentine's Entertainment

Blockbuster Offers Advice for Valentine's Entertainment

Romantic Recommendations for Movies Both Men & Women Love

DALLAS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This Valentine's Day, skip the movies from Mars and films from Venus and go for Cupid's middle ground. That's the advice from entertainment authority BLOCKBUSTER(R), who is offering Cupid's Picks for Valentine's Movies, featuring romantic films that both men and women name as favorites.

Romantic movies aren't just for women, as a recent survey by Blockbuster Inc. shows. Ninety-eight percent of those surveyed indicated they watch romantic films, including 99% of women and 96% of men, showing the sexes have more common ground on watching love stories than many think.

Men and women do differ on how often they watch romantic movies. More than half of women watch them frequently compared to just 19% of men. Most men -- close to 60% -- prefer to watch romances just once in a while.

But, there is a surprising amount of room for compromise if you are looking for a good Valentine's date movie. Romantic comedies are a safe bet, with 86% of men watching them and 92% of women, and any great film with a romantic storyline rating high with both sexes (89% of men and 94% of women.) Perhaps the most unexpected discovery in the Blockbuster survey is that close to a third of men said they like a story that's worth a good cry. Fourteen percent of men said they'll watch any love story - that they're a romantic at heart.

To help the lovestruck find a good date movie for Valentine's, Blockbuster asked men and women about their favorite romantic movies and identified a handful of movies that emerged as top choices among both sexes.

Cupid's Picks for Valentine's Movies

(Selections are films that made the top 10 favorite romantic movies among both women and men.)

* "Braveheart"

* "Ghost"

* "Pretty Woman"

* "Sleepless in Seattle"

* "Titanic"

* "When Harry Met Sally"

For the date who's truly dedicated to making Valentine's special for his or her sweetheart, Blockbuster is also providing separate lists of men's and women's favorite romantic films. Those looking to score points with their sweetie can use the lists to find movies their loved ones might prefer.

Men wooing their women should pick up "The Notebook," starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in a tale of love that triumphs over divisions of class, time and distance. More than a quarter of women (28%) name the film as their personal favorite romantic movie. Other women's favorites include "Bridget Jones' Diary," "The Wedding Singer" and "Serendipity."

Women, on the other hand, might want to stage a screening of "Casablanca," "Good Will Hunting," "What Women Want," "Jerry Maguire" or "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" for the men in their lives. All were named as top romantic favorites by men in the Blockbuster survey.

Men's Favorite Romantic Movies

1. "Titanic"

2. "Casablanca"
"When Harry Met Sally"

3. "Braveheart"
"Good Will Hunting"
"Sleepless in Seattle"

4. "Ghost"
"Pretty Woman"
"What Women Want"

5. "Jerry Maguire"
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

Women's Favorite Romantic Movies

1. "The Notebook"

2. "Pretty Woman"

3. "Ghost"
"Titanic"

4. "Bridget Jones' Diary"

5. "Sleepless in Seattle"

6. "The Wedding Singer"
"When Harry Met Sally"

7. "Braveheart"
"Serendipity"

All survey results are from a January 2007 survey of movie watchers by Blockbuster Inc.

About Blockbuster

Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI)(NYSE:BBI.B) is a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, with over 8,000 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company may be accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com .

Source: Blockbuster Inc.

CONTACT: Tami Cannizzaro of Blockbuster Inc., +1-214-854-3190

Web site: http://www.blockbuster.com/

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