The Weinstein Gamble

[katiesue]

Are they only avaliable through Blockbuster for all eternity or just for a limited time - like a few months? If they're getting cash upfront it doesn't sound like a horrible deal for them. If you were a netflixer and they came out with a movie you really really wanted to see it's not a massive hassle to go to Blockbuster.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The article doesn't specifically say "forever", but nor does it say "for X time frame".

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15731212/

No, it's not hassle to go to Blockbuster...but it's even less of a hassle to put something else in my queue, and I suspect more people are going to be doing that than will be making an extra trip and spending an extra $4.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

No, it's not hassle to go to Blockbuster...but it's even less of a hassle to put something else in my queue, and I suspect more people are going to be doing that than will be making an extra trip and spending an extra $4.

True but unless it was a huge hit that you really wanted to see it probably wasn't going in your queue anyway. It will be interesting to see if this works out and if other studios follow suit.