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What Fairy Tale Took Over the Number One Spot on Redbox This Week?

After only one week in the top spot at Redbox, "Wanderlust" falls to number four. What movie took its spot at number one?

A new movie has taken knocked "Wanderlust" out of the number one spot in Redbox this week. 

"Mirror, Mirror" stars Julia Roberts and Lily Collins in a modern retelling of the classic fairy tale, "Snow White."

Already seen it? Check out Redbox's other Top 5 rentals this week:

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1. Mirror, Mirror - After a beloved King vanishes, his ruthless wife seizes control of the kingdom and keeps her beautiful 18-year-old stepdaughter, Snow White, hidden away in the palace. But when the princess attracts the attention of a charming and wealthy visiting prince, the jealous Queen banishes the girl to a nearby forest. Taken in by a band of rebellious but kindhearted dwarfs, Snow White blossoms into a brave young woman determined to save her country from the Queen. With the support of her new friends, she roars into action to reclaim her birthright and win back her Prince.

Redbox Review: 3.5 Stars  Rating: PG Stars: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Jordan Prentice

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2. Lockout - In the near future, the world's most dangerous criminals are kept asleep in a maximum-security prison that orbits the earth. When the prisoners are suddenly awakened, the place falls into chaos. Snow is an ex-government agent who was wrongly convicted of espionage against the United States. He is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from the rioting prisoners.

Redbox Review: 3 Stars  Rating: PG-13 Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James

3. 21 Jump Street - Schmidt and Jenko are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier - and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind.

Redbox Review: 4 Stars  Rating: R Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle

4. Wanderlust - George and Linda are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized from his financial firm and Linda's depressing documentary is cancelled, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta. On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can't buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them. Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves?

Redbox Review: 2.5 Stars  Rating: R Stars: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Alan Alda, Malin Akerman

5. Safe House - Legendary spy Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA has ever trained, the brilliant ex-intelligence officer has betrayed assets and sold military codes to enemies of the state since he turned. From aiding splinter cells to trading incendiary secrets to the highest bidder, the damage he has done to the U.S. is immeasurable. Now, Frost is back on the grid with the most explosive intel he has ever gotten his hands on. For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A "housekeeper" who aspires to be a full-ledged case officer, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the frst and only occupant he has had proves to be the most dangerous operative he will ever cross, Weston readies for duty.

Redbox Review: 4 Stars  Rating: R Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard

Already seen the Top 5? Here are the newest flicks in the Redbox:

Waukee is home to three Redbox kiosks, so there's more than one place to find the perfect movie:

  • , 350 S.E. University Ave.
  •  125 Laurel St.
  •  3311 Ute Ave.

To ensure that your movie is available, go to redbox.com and reserve online.

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