How to rent movies on BoxOffice

Movie lovers, getting a brand new blockbuster movie to watch is now so much easier with BoxOffice by DStv.

Traditionally, customers would type in a 18-digit rental code and send this via SMS, mobile web, FB Messenger or WhatsApp. Now, we’ve improved the rental experience with a brand new feature that is available on all Exploras that are connected to the internet.

All you have to do is:

1. Go to the BoxOffice screen on your DStv Explora or DStv Explora Ultra (remember, your DStv must be connected to the internet)
2. Press OK
3. Find the movie you’d like to rent
4. Press OK and select Rent Now
5. Accept the Terms & Conditions
6. Select DStv Account as the payment option
7. Wait a few seconds as your BoxOffice rental is processed
8. Enjoy your movie!

And in another exciting development – we’ve added the PIN protection upfront. This means you can now choose to set the PIN here to prevent anyone from renting without your knowledge.

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What to watch

Fatman

Children these days are so rotten that Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson) – aka Santa Claus – has had to keep his workshop going by accepting a US government military contract. But Santa is going to have his work cut out for him, because a spoilt little rich brat has hired a hitman (played by Walton Goggins) to gun down Santa for giving him a lump of coal in this dark action comedy.
Available from Friday, 2 April until Sunday, 2 May 2021

The Fanatic

Uh-oh, stalker with a celebrity crush! Moose (John Travolta) is obsessed with horror movie and action star Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). And Hunter is in for a night of terror like he’s never portrayed in this psychological horror-thriller when Moose breaks into his house, accidentally kills his housekeeper, ties him to his bed and starts doing some even crazier stuff.
Available from Tuesday, 13 April until Monday, 10 May 2021

Love, Weddings And Other Disasters

An engaged couple unwittingly doom their own wedding event when they each hire their own wedding planner. The bride goes for disaster magnet and social media sensation Jessie (Maggie Grace), while the groom hires the world’s most pernickety wedding planner, Lawrence Phillips (Jeremy Irons). But despite their unlucky planning, there are couples, romance and passion blossoming all around them in this romantic comedy.
Available from Friday, 16 April until Wednesday, 12 May 2021

The Marksman

Rancher and retired war veteran Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) becomes embroiled in border politics when he shelters a Mexican mother and her son who’re on the run from a cartel. When Border Patrol intervenes following Jim’s shootout with the cartel and prepares to deport the boy, Jim sneaks him away to take him to his family in Chicago.
Available from Thursday, 22 April until Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Monster Hunter

Based on the videogame series, this action fantasy centres on US Army Captain Natalie Artemis (Milla Jovovich) who is pulled through a portal into a world filled with monsters while searching for missing soldiers in the desert. Her only hope of getting back to the real world is to team up on a quest with a local monster hunter (Tony Jaa).
Available from Friday, 23 April until Thursday, 20 May 2021

Horizon Line

Ever had a cold sweat nightmare about being forced to fly an aeroplane because the pilot has conked out? Welcome to couple Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) and Sara’s (Allison Williams) reality. After the pilot of their small plane suffers a heart attack, the disasters just keep piling up 1 after the other in this nail-biting adventure thriller.
Available from Monday, 26 April until Monday, 24 May 2021

The Secrets We Keep

After World War II, Romanian refugee Maja (Noomi Rapace) builds a new life in the US with her American husband Lewis (Chris Messina). But 1 day she recognises the German soldier (Joel Kinnaman) who raped her, among other atrocities he committed. Her solution? She knocks him out, stuffs him in the boot of her car and brings him home.
Available from Wednesday, 28 April until Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Friendsgiving

Newly single and rejected best friends Abby (Kat Dennings) and Molly (Malin Åkerman) are planning to spend a quiet Thanksgiving together. But when they each sneakily invite a few people on the side – including some exes and blind dates – and Molly’s mom, Helen (Jane Seymour), then drops in unannounced, too, it turns into a holiday to remember.
Available from Friday, 30 April until Friday, 28 May 2021