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.
What is PVOD?
PVOD (premium video-on-demand) is when you pay a one-time price to watch the movie digitally on platforms like iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, etc.
Personally, at those prices, I’d much rather wait for the Blu-ray release.
The one thing I’ll give PVOD is that sometimes (especially for indie or smaller releases) a movie will be in 4K on PVOD but only in 1080p on Blu-Ray. I still always go for the Blu-Ray copy though.
It’s not, really. What makes it “premium” is the fact that you can watch it at home while it’s still in theaters.
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.
