July is on fire on DStv Box Office
Downton, Dumbledore, Doppelgangers & more Movie Magic on DStv BoxOffice this July
There’s that sparkle in the air and your feet won’t touch the ground, because DStv BoxOffice is bringing you the wonder of movie magic this July. Escape to a silly tropical romance with Sandra Bullock, to more wizarding world Fantastic Beasts, or to a villa in sunny France with Violet Crawley, the dowager duchess herself.
Just cue up a movie on BoxOffice and stream it directly through the DStv platform, using your DStv Explora or Explora Ultra. And instead of braving the cold, the crowds, the popcorn prices, the parking perils, and the long road home, you could bask in the warm glow of fresh big screen movies right now, on your own TV.
Read on for this month’s highlights and your quick and easier-than-ever guide making every night Movie Night with DStv BoxOffice… it’s going to be a lighter than air July.
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Indemnity
Sizzling local action thriller. Fireman Theo Abrams’ (Jarrid Geduld) life goes up in smoke when he wakes up next to his wife Angela’s (Nicole Fortuin) corpse with a big hole in his memory. Someone very powerful seems to want Theo on the run and out of the police’s hands. Could Theo be a brainwashed Bourne Identity-style sleeper agent and part of a larger government conspiracy that’s set to explode?
On BoxOffice from Friday, 1 July
Must-see July BoxOffice movies
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
Fantasy set in the wizarding world. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) assigns Newt (Eddie Redmayne) and his ragtag allies with a mission related to the rising power of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) who’s plotting to do battle with the muggle world. But Team Newt is stepping into a battle where they don’t have all the information they need.
On BoxOffice from Wednesday, 6 July
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Period drama. This follow-up to the 2019 feature film centres on the Crawley family and the staff of Downton Abbey as they prepare to welcome a film crew to Downton to film a silent movie with heartthrob Guy Dexter (Dominic West) and director Jack Barber (Hugh Dancy). And the family escape to France, where a nobleman drops a hint that he and Lord Grantham could be half-brothers. Lady Violet, you didn’t!
On BoxOffice from Monday, 18 July
The Lost City
Romantic comedy. Reclusive romance novelist Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) is on a book tour with her delightful himbo cover model, Alan (Channing Tatum) when eccentric billionaire Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe) sweeps Loretta up in a kidnapping attempt and a sweaty, steamy jungle treasure hunt adventure. And Alan’s attempt to send buff CIA operative Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) to rescue Loretta runs off the rails.
On BoxOffice from Thursday, 21 July
Language Lessons
Drama. An unexpected friendship develops after Will (Desean Terry) hires Cariño (Natalie Morales) to teach his husband Adam (Mark Duplass) Spanish via 100 one-on-one online classes over the course of two years. The two work their way through conversations into intimate discussions in a delightful script co-written by Natalie and Mark themselves.
On BoxOffice from Friday, 8 July
The Deep House
Horror. Adventurous couple Ben (James Jagger) and Tiana (Camille Rowe) are eager to record scenes from a mansion in the bottom of a lake in France so they can post the footage on social media. But the house seems eerily untouched under the water… and it’s not unoccupied.
On BoxOffice from Friday, 8 July
Last Night In Soho
An unusual glamorous time travel thriller from Edgar Wright set in London between the modern era and the 1960s. Fashion student Eloise’s (Thomasin McKenzie) dreams take her into the life of 1960s IT girl and singer Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy). But as Sandie’s life turns dark, Eloise can’t escape its consequences.
On BoxOffice from Tuesday, 12 July
Dual
Science fiction satire. When Sarah (Karen Gillan) receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, she decides to have herself cloned. But after she goes into remission and tries to take her life back, it turns out everyone prefers her clone to her, and the two will have to fight a duel to the death to decide who gets to be the only Sarah.
On BoxOffice from Monday, 18 July
Topside
Drama. A 5-year-old girl named Little (Zhalia Farmer) and her mother Nikki (Celine Held) live in New York’s subway tunnels, among community who seldom go “topside”. The story is mostly told from Little’s perspective, as her hapless mother tries desperately to keep her, and find a safe haven for them both.
On BoxOffice from Friday, 22 July
All these BoxOffice movies and more are now available to rent and stream directly on now.DStv.com!
It’s the simplified and enhanced BoxOffice – online movie rentals for both DStv subscribers and non-DStv customers.
Get the best with BoxOffice
Line up your snacks, and claim your space and silence, because Movie Night is just a few taps away online. With BoxOffice on now.DStv.com, you’ll find more movies, available for longer, and you can punch your ticket and rent a movie with the tap of a button. Then sit back and stream it.
Your BoxOffice movie will be yours to enjoy for 48 hours, so if 1 of life’s little loadshedding moments happens, you can come right back to it.
You don’t even need to be an active DStv subscriber to enjoy a night at the BoxOffice. Simply register to use BoxOffice online, create your online profile, link up your payment options and you’ll be ready to go.
It does pay to subscribe to DStv, though. Not only do DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact viewers pay less than the usual R40 ticket fee per movie but, thanks to DStv’s free Rewards Programme (which you can manage using the MyDStv App), you could enjoy cool discounts and free movies via BoxOffice.
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There’s already an entire catalogue of recent releases available to stream online, with more titles coming every month.
How to rent a movie on DStv BoxOffice
- Go on your DStv Explora or DStv Explora Ultra (remember, your DStv must be connected to the internet)
- Go to now.DStv.com and select movies from the menu
- From the Movies menu, select BoxOffice
- Find the movie you’d like to rent
- Press OK and select Rent Now
- Accept the Terms & Conditions
- Select DStv Account as the payment option
- Wait a few seconds as your BoxOffice rental is processed
- Enjoy your movie!
Also coming to BoxOffice this July
- Minions on BoxOffice from Friday, 1 July
- Despicable Me 3 on BoxOffice from Friday, 1 July
- Black Site on BoxOffice from Friday, 8 July
- See For Me on BoxOffice from Sunday, 10 July
- Doula on BoxOffice from Sunday, 10 July
- Mark, Mary And Some Other People on BoxOffice from Tuesday, 12 July
- Clean on BoxOffice from Wednesday, 13 July
- Last Seen Alive on BoxOffice from Friday, 15 July
- My Sweet Monster on BoxOffice from Friday, 22 July
- Rock Dog 2 on BoxOffice from Sunday, 24 July
- The Last Bus on BoxOffice from Monday, 25 July
- Coast on BoxOffice from Monday, 25 July
- Memory on BoxOffice from Thursday, 28 July
- The Lost Girls on BoxOffice from Friday, 29 July
- White Elephant on BoxOffice from Sunday, 31 July
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Download and watch later
Get the DStv app (Apple, Android or Huawei) and download episodes to watch on your phone or tablet – just remember to connect to the Wi-Fi first so there are no surprise data costs.
