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  1. Hollywood Entertainment Corp., [1] more commonly known as Hollywood Video, was an American video rental store chain. Founded in 1988, the chain was the largest direct competitor to Blockbuster Video until it was acquired by Movie Gallery in 2005. [ 2 ]

  2. Oct 30, 2023 · Local video stores started popping up in the early 1980s to meet the demand for movie rentals. Major chains like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video emerged in the mid-1980s and accelerated the trend rapidly. By the peak in the late 1990s, there were over 20,000 video rental stores in the United States!

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  3. Founded with the mission of beating Blockbuster at its own game, Hollywood Video slowly and methodically grew to become their biggest competitor in a matter ...

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  4. This video covers the opening of the first store to the closing of the last. There are very few video rental stores left in the united states. The Hollywood video store closed their...

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  5. Renting a movie was once a very different experience than it is today. Roaming the isles of a Hollywood Video or Blockbuster was just a normal way of life fo...

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  6. Aug 29, 2018 · Readers share their memories of browsing, renting, and working at video stores in the VHS age. From Prancer blow-ups to personal videos, these stories capture the nostalgia and charm of the video store era.

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