There Are Way More Blockbusters Still In Business Than You Think — cinemablend.com

Payne owns more than 20 what are referred to as "BINOs", or Blockbusters in Name Only. The stores are located in places like Texas, Alaska, and the Dakotas, and were originally franchise stores, but with the dissolution of Blockbuster, Inc. Payne is now just a licensee – he writes a check to pay for the privilege of using the Blockbuster name every month, but he’s on his own after that. The store owner recently chatted with Yahoo! Movies about what’s it’s like to own one of the last tiny pieces of American cinematic history.

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