Blockbuster Sells Itself for $290 Million

Bankrupt video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. on Monday said that it has agreed to sell itself for $290 million to its current debt holders in a “stalking horse bid.”
Blockbuster Sells Itself for $290 Million
SOLD: A UPS driver makes a delivery at Blockbuster store last September in Glendale, California. The video-rental business which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, agreed to sell itself for $290 million to its current debt holders. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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SOLD: A UPS driver makes a delivery at Blockbuster store last September in Glendale, California. The video-rental business which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, agreed to sell itself for $290 million to its current debt holders. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)