For $3,000, You Can Rent Hollywood Films While They're Still in Theaters

Table of Content

• First-run movies at home for the superrich
• What's available in Prime Video Cinema?
• Real coffee, but a fake Starbucks in piracy-ridden Iraq
• Amazon Prime Video Cinema explained: How to watch in-theatre movies at home
• Bad Boys for Life
• Here Are the New Movies You Can Watch on Demand at Home
• DuckDuckGo now protects you even better from Google's prying eyes

When you see a movie at the theater, it is a one-and-done proposition. But what if renting a movie for, say, $100 gave you the digital rights to own and download it later? This kind of “premium add-on” might encourage more early adopters to jump on board and reduce some of the “sting” of a high initial price.

The city that never sleeps has inspired countless songs and films over the years, and it can be a thrilling place to find a home for rent. For the person who's longed to live in one of the United States' premiere cities, the bustling metropolis of NYC can't be beat. From world-class theater, to unparalleled museums, to eateries representing every part of the world, the Big Apple is an exciting place to call home.

First-run movies at home for the superrich

There will be much jockeying amongst the studios for favourable new release dates, not to mention competition from their other productions already in the pipe for 2021 release. Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson’s upcoming film The High Note will premiere on premium video on demand at the end of May, appearing to bypass theaters along with several other Universal films. After a short theater run beginning on March 6, the new Ben Affleck–coaching-basketball movie will be ready for digital purchase at a price of $19.99 as of March 24.

“We’re not even looking for 10,000 people,” Mr. Rosen said. With fewer than 4,000 customers, Red Carpet could have $300 million in annual revenue, according to Mr. Fellman’s projections. The pair say they have almost 100 customers, and they’ve made inroads in places that surprised them, like West Virginia and North Carolina. The company is backed by Los Angeles-based OCV Management LLC.

What's available in Prime Video Cinema?

It's still better to see comedies with a crowd, but for other films, Hollywood should embrace new technology rather than fear it and look for more ways to get their product to all their customers, not just the wealthiest. I look at my own circumstances and see a real market for a premium—yet still “reasonable”—charge for this ability. If I had the ability to see a blockbuster film on my schedule at home, I’d be willing to indulge on a fairly regular basis for the privilege.

Though some critics say the film isn't as entertaining as its outlandish premise might imply, it's still a fun watch for action-loving viewers. Bryant, a man with a mysterious past, moves to a small Mexican border-town to start over and live the simple life. While there, he reluctantly befriends a troubled local teen who has recently lost his mother and is being recruited by the local street gang. Bryant keeps the boy on the straight and narrow by introducing him to martial arts and taking on the role of mentor, teacher and father-figure. As the story unfolds we learn that Bryant is much more than a man who moved to Mexico to live the simple life.

Real coffee, but a fake Starbucks in piracy-ridden Iraq

If you’re hoping for some sort of cheap, Apple TV-sized box to stream movies from the Internet, you’re out of luck. It’s more like the Kaleidescape movie server, in that it’s a hard drive with a lot of copy protection. If your children have just watched Onward and Trolls World Tour far too many times, you can swap in Scoob! It will be rentable for $19.99 and available for purchase for $24.99.

The $15K anti-piracy box seems misplaced, and just there to give Hollywood the illusion that they are doing something. Bootleg copies of just about every movie are already out there from people who bribe a protectionist or use some other means to sneak a camcorder into a cinema. Small, high-quality 4K recording comes in every cell phone today. No matter what encryption you put on a stream, people can camcorder their screen and get great audio.

Amazon Prime Video Cinema explained: How to watch in-theatre movies at home

Not too surprising, 50% of survey respondents said they’d pay less than $500 for this hardware. However, considering what this hardware would need to do—and the security safeguards it would have to employ to appease Hollywood’s piracy concerns—this seems unrealistically low for the foreseeable future. However, 50 respondents (14%) said they would pay a premium price of more than $2,000. This seems like a far more realistic amount for this hardware, especially considering that the current option is more than 15-times this price. So, as much as I love the convenience of watching The Invisible Man at home, I've begun to hate it a bit.

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What is Amazon Prime Video Cinema?

Home theaters may be sleek—and free of unwanted rabble rousers—but they’re also painfully reliant on whatever titles are available on DVD and streaming. Red Carpet Home Cinema hopes to change all of that, allowing its members to rent first-run movies like a studio VIP. If cinemas are open in your country, in-theatre titles available in Prime Video Cinema may be available at your local theatre. Also, explore other platforms like Roku and Google Play Store and Apple, as they too offer in-theatre purchases and rentals. There is a rigorous application process, and participants must have a credit card with a limit of at least $50,000.

However, Rosen and Fellman are happy to install the technology in summer homes in the Hamptons or ski chalets in Aspen, Colo. If the idea catches on, they’ll also launch internationally, to answer calls from potential customers in Europe and the Middle East. Going to a theatre and immersing yourself in the experience is a good thing.

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The studio says that it wants to continue keeping its theater distributors happy by not undercutting their business—a decision that's undoubtedly helped by Viacom's parent company owning its own theater chain. Prices for rentals are set by the participating studios, with higher fees for blockbuster-style movies like “Shazam! ” and lower costs for dramas like “The Shape of Water.” Each rental allows for two viewings in a 36-hour period. A few years ago, Imax Corp. invested in a similar project called Prima Cinema, but it never took off. And Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster and an early Facebook Inc. backer, started Screening Room in 2016.

Cineplex has started their new Home Premiere rental service, offering first-run movies for home rental. On built-in, encrypted hard drives, up to 50 2D or 3D movies can be stored. The player itself is made in the US and is rack-mountable. The separate fingerprint scanner , has a die-cast aluminum chassis. Movies are automatically downloaded, but you only pay for the movies you watch.

Here Are the New Movies You Can Watch on Demand at Home

For people that love movies and want to see one right away, it's the only option. The only pirating option is a crappy shot with a phone camera kind. While the upfront cost is steep, I can’t say $500 is outrageous for each viewing. After all, if you’ve got a family of 4, plus a few friends, plus drinks and snacks, a night out at the movies could easily cost over $200. A $300 premium for not having to go to the theater and being the go-to house for movie night... Well, not unreasonable for the type of person who could plunk down $35,000 for the hardware.