Blockbuster Inc Referring to the Blockbuster Financial Statements, What Is the Change

Blockbuster Inc. Income Statement for year-ended Dec 31 ($000's)
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline & \underline { \text { Year 1 } } & \underline { \text { Year 2 } } \\\hline \text { Sales } & 4,969,100 & 5,157,600 \\\hline \text { COGS } & 2,036,000 & 2,420,700 \\\hline \text { SG\&A } & 2,390,600 & 2,532,400 \\\hline \text { Depreciation } & 279,000 & 246,600 \\\hline \text { Amortization of Intangibles } & \underline { 180,100 } & \underline { 176,100 } \\\hline \text { Operating Income (Loss) } & 83,400 & - 218,200 \\\hline \text { Interest Expense } & \underline { 116,500 } & \underline { 78,200 } \\\hline \text { Income Before Tax } & - 33,100 & - 296,400 \\\hline \text { Income Tax Expense } & \underline { 45,400 } & \underline { - 56,100 } \\\hline \text { Net Income } & - 78,500 & - 240,300 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Referring to the Blockbuster financial statements, what is the change in Gross Margin from Year 1 to Year 2? (?GM = $\mathrm { GM } _ { 2 }$ - $\mathrm { GM } _ { 1 }$ )

A) -7.54%
B) -5.96%
C) -2.28%
D) 5.96%
E) 7.54%