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Movie Gallery, Inc. (former NASDAQ ticker symbol MOVI[1]) was the second largest movie and game rental company in the United States and Canada, behind Blockbuster Video. The company rented and sold Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, VHS tapes, and video games. Founded in Dothan, Alabama, the company was headquartered in Dothan, and later in Wilsonville, Oregon. Movie Gallery, Inc. MovieGallery.png Movie Gallery.JPG Store closing in Wyoming as part of the original re-organization from the 2010 bankruptcy. Type Public Traded as Nasdaq: MOVI Industry Retail Founded 1985 Founders Joe Malugen Harrison Parrish Defunct 2010; 13 years ago Fate Chapter 7 bankruptcy Liquidation sale Headquarters Wilsonville, Oregon, United States Areas served US, Canada Key people Wes Sand (COO) Products VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and video game rentals and sales Subsidiaries Hollywood Video MovieBeam Reel.com VHQ Website Filmy4wap.ltd Hollywood Video with attached Game Crazy location. On April 30, 2010, Movie Gallery announced it was closing and liquidating all of its stores per a filing of Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[2][3] At its peak the firm had about 4,700 stores in North America, operating mainly under the Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video, and GameCrazy brands. The last of the company's stores were closed in August 2010. In 2011, three Movie Gallery locations in Northwest Arkansas reopened by an independent business owner who acquired the trademark rights in Arkansas. In 2013, an independent businessman in Jackson, Mississippi acquired the trademark rights in Mississippi to Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video and announced intentions to reopen select previously profitable stores. Most regular Movie Galleries were located in rural areas,[4][5] while Hollywood Video locations, which competed directly with Blockbuster, were located in urban areas.[5]