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		spinlock on Dec 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reaction to the Sony Hack Is 'Beyond the Realm of ... Is there an obligation to show a movie on the theaters part? I always assumed they paid for the right to show a film but were independent in their opperations.

CaptainZapp on Dec 18, 2014 [–]

I think that's where bundling comes in.

You want to show the new Hunger Games movie in your theaters? Then you also have to show those duds for so and so long.

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