Yo ho ho, I wouldn’t know
Ohhh, so that’s why these movies came out on the open seas so quickly. I guess it’s an unintended consequence of their greed.
$25 to rent a movie? What??
Personally I would never pay for a PVOD release. It’s best to use that money to buy the Blu-ray, at least then you actually get to keep it.
Buy physical media. Fuck digital rights “access.”
Wonder if this is a side effect of theater ticket sales crashing like they’re made by Boeing?
IIRC, it’s something like 30% lower, so they have to make up this revenue somewhere, so PPV/PVOD/whatever prices are up and I’d be shocked if they stopped here.
That’s correct.
Fun fact: last year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $75 million in PVOD sales. Additionally, studios get a bigger cut of the money in PVOD - instead of splitting it half-and-half with the theaters, they get about 80% of the profits.
And the best part? It’s all digital, so there’s little to no manufacturing costs, and they won’t “run out of stock”.
It’s no wonder they’re focusing so much on digital these days.
PVOD is such a stupid rip-off. It’s basically just making sure the good quality pirated version gets out before the movie is available for a reasonable renting price.
I’m a good little consumer. I pay my Disney tax. But, errrm, “PVOD” just means “Prepare VPN, Or Delay.” At this point in my life and the media landscape, it’s mostly “Delay.”
I just wait a while to watch the movies and then it’s like 4 bucks to rent
