Posted in News Blockbuster returns to the high street decade after iconic video store closed down – but there’s a catch March 28, 2025 At the height of its popularity, in 2004, Blockbuster (pictured, file photo) had 9,094 stores worldwide – and more than 500 in the UK alone, after the American chain crossed the pond in 1989. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14546725/Blockbuster-returns-UK-high-street.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490