For example, those who wanted to see Wonder Woman right when it was first available had to go to theaters and pay $10-$20 in order to do so. Those who waited had the option of buying the movie on digital download for around $15. And then, as of last week, folks could either buy the film via physical media for $20-$25 (depending on the locale and the format) or they could rent it via those same VOD channels for as little as $5. In a week or two, it’ll be available to rent on Redbox for $1 per night. For those who are still willing to wait, the film will air on HBO probably sometime next February or March.

For the remaining holdouts, they can hope that said film gets added to a streaming service like Amazon Prime or Hulu or they can hope the DVD gets heavily discounted many months after the initial post-theatrical release. And then, last but not least, Wonder Woman will eventually air on TNT or FX or maybe even (less likely these days) a broadcast network for free, with commercial interruptions and some editing for time and content. There are plenty of ways to see a movie (or a TV show), with the common denominator being that said content is more expensive if you want to see it sooner rather than later. But the more people who spend money to see it in a theater, the more likely that Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc. will take notice and make more like it.

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