That's almost certainly a rights issue. Even if legal, movie studios probably wouldn't be happy about not getting a cut of the action and would stop releasing movies to that theater. Which is too bad because it seems like there could be a system where you can select from a studio's library of past releases and pay a fee for viewing. Just like their opposition to VCRs which ended up greatly improving their bottom line instead of killing them off like "the Boston Strangler", Hollywood can be very myopic about current versus new revenue streams.
> there could be a system where you can select from a studio's library of past releases and pay a fee for viewing.
People have had this system at home for 15+ years. The question is does watching it in a movie theater provide sufficient utility for the cost compared to watching it at home.
