The Most Rented Redbox Movies Reveal That America Is Basic AF
Movie theaters may belosing audiences at an alarming rate, and the streaming service field may be increasingly cluttered, but at least we’ll always have home video, right? Right…?
Renting a physical DVD or Blu-ray of your favorite movie still hasn’t lost its magic, even when the renting process shifted from your local rental store (RIP) to the bright red kiosk that populates every superstore or drug store. And while Blockbuster and local video stores were put out of business long ago, Redbox has stuck around, handling a vast percentage of physical movie rentals. In honor of its 15 anniversary this year, Redbox has released its top 15 movie rentals. And this list is…erm…a bit disappointing.
Boasting more than41,000 kiosks across Americaand handling approximately half of the country’s physical media rentals, it seems like Redbox would give a fairly accurate snapshot of the general public’s tastes in movies. And I have to say, their taste is bad.
Not only does the list of most rented Redbox movies include not one, but two (!) Adam Sandler movies, there are middling comedies likeIdentity ThiefandWe’re the Millerstaking up slots in the top 5. (Okay,We’re the Millersis actually not bad.) You could excuse America by arguing that Redbox only began in 2002, so the selection was limited to the biggest blockbusters and wide releases of the past 15 years. But then where isMad Max: Fury RoadorGone Girl? WhytwoAdam Sandler movies? Now I guess I understand why Netflix gave Sandler a four-movie deal.
Here is the complete list of the top 15 rented movies on Redbox (viaUproxx):
you may divide America’s interest into a few categories: tentpole movie franchises, crowd-pleasing awards fare that your dad has been itching to see, movies starring Channing Tatum, movies starring Melissa McCarthy, and movies starring Adam Sandler. Also that zombie movie with Brad Pitt looks pretty good, we should rent that for movie night.
ForgetForbes' lists of top-paid actors and actresses, we should look to Redbox to know what America really wants! In all honesty though, this list doesn’t surprise me one bit. Why go seeBlade Runner 2049in theaterswhen you can settle down on your couch and fall asleep toWhite House Down? To borrow a personal anecdote, when hanging out with my cousins recently, I suggested watchingGerald’s Gameon Netflix (which I kind of knew was a lost cause). We watched the Jackie Chan-John Cusack abominationDragon Bladeinstead. And you know what? Everyone had a good time.
