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Monday, March 07, 2011

Would You Pay $30 To Rent A Movie That's Still In Theaters?

For movie fans, there is that odd stretch of time between a film's initial release and when it hits the DVD/On-Demand market. Maybe it's playing in a second-run theater or maybe it's just in limbo. Regardless, DirecTV is betting that customers would be willing to pay a premium to watch movies during that lame-duck time period.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

lets see whats it cost 2 people to go to the movies? add soda and popcorn $30 is a bargain

if its a family of 4, no contest

Anonymous said...

Yes because that is way cheaper then it cost to take the family to see it in the theater. Gas to get there, two drinks, popcorn and other snacks.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, let's just do away with movie theaters and more jobs.