High-priced digital movie rentals are having a moment, but theaters are essential to Hollywood's money machine

11:36am PDT - April 29th, 2020    scoob - Business Insider

  • The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that "Trolls Word Tour" had made $95 million in rental fees since Universal released it to premium video-on-demand platforms on April 10.
  • But experts say the popularity of digital releases right now i…