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FAQs

What happened to Redbox kiosks? ›

Ever since Redbox got acquired in mid-2022, the number of its iconic red kiosks in front of supermarkets and convenience stores declined by at least 8000, or roughly a quarter of its total footprint.

Rent or Own on DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K, OnDemand, Free Live TV | Redbox.

If you rent On Demand, you'll have 30 days to start watching. Once you start watching, you'll have 48 hours to finish. The amount of time left in your rental period is listed on the movie's detail page, in your https://www.redbox.com/library.

Our rental fees are charged per night: DVDs - $2.25. Blu-Ray - $2.25. 4K UHD - $2.50.

But the fundamental factor pushing Redbox downward is that people are increasingly consuming entertainment on digital outlets like Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, Comcast and other pay-TV ops rather than via DVD.

Two Universal Studios entities have tentatively settled their lawsuit against video-on-demand streaming and video rental company Redbox Automated LLC, in which they alleged Redbox was behind in payments for licensing fees.

You can purchase previously rented movies at select boxes. At the Box - select Buy Movies on the main page. If you don't see this option, then currently we don't have movies for sale at that particular box. Online - visit https://www.redbox.com and select 'Movies to Own' under At the Box.

If you keep an item through the maximum rental period, that item is yours to keep and Redbox will charge you the maximum charge for that item. The maximum charge varies depending on the type of item you are renting and the daily rental charge(s) for the item.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquired Redbox in May for $50 million in stock and the assumption of $325 million in debt. The guy who signed off on the deal, Chicken Soup for the Soul CEO and owner Bill Rouhana, isn't exactly high on the current state of Redbox's DVD rental-kiosk business.

Many Redbox kiosks have DVDs and Blu-ray™ disc available for rent for $2.25 per day, plus tax (except for jurisdictions that do not require sales tax to be charged or collected), so if you keep that DVD or Blu-ray™ disc for the one-day minimum rental period and return it two days later by 9:00 p.m. local time, you will ...

Why is Redbox still charging me? ›

The "pending" charge you're seeing is what the banks call a "preauthorization." When your card was swiped, the bank preauthorized the transaction by holding onto the rental amount while it waited for the merchant's billing. Your bank will release the money in 3-7 business days.

A credit card or debit card is required to rent movies, even if you are using a promo code / Redbox Perks.

It's because of the first sale doctrine. Redbox and family video can buy DVDs and Blu-Rays (at a maximum) at the same price as consumer DVD/Blu-Ray--and rent them out without permission from the copyright holder. That means video rental stores can undercut the VOD prices.

To use Redboxes services, you don't need to pay any monthly recurring fees. In fact, you don't even need to make an account. Simply select your movie choice and choose between "Rent" or "Purchase."

Beginning Dec 2, Redbox will raise it DVD rental price by 25 percent in a move to improve the company's bottom line, the Wall Street Journalreports. Rentals will cost $1.50 a night, up from the current $1.20.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf consumers that rented videos from Redbox Automated Retail LLC. The class action lawsuits claims consumers were wrongfully charged late fees when the retailer advertised no late fees on videos.

See What's At Your Nearby Kiosk

Redbox offers DVD Blu-ray™ Disc rentals through the nation's largest network of more than 34,000 conveniently located, self-service entertainment kiosks, and On Demand movies and TV shows, without a subscription.

On May 11, 2022, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment announced its intention to acquire Redbox for $375 million. The acquisition was completed on August 11, 2022. At the end of 2022, the company operated about 34,000 kiosks nationwide, and plans to increase that number with 1,000 more kiosks in 2023.

In a recent tweet, Redbox customer service explained the decision to stop renting games was made after evaluating "changes in the industry," which led it to shift its full focus to physical movies, which is the bulk of its business anyway.