It’s fairly standard practice today for movies to become available for sale on one day, and only become available for rent after several more weeks have passed. For four or so weeks, the only way fans can see the movie is to buy it. For obvious reasons, this 28-day test in delayed gratification succeeds in its mission, which is to help sell more movies. Not long ago, observers predicted that movie viewers would soon have to wait even longer to rent from Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster, and other services, and it looks like these predictions are already coming true.
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