&gt; Why would they? Why would a studio decide to reduce their gross and therefore their net by going with a less profitable model?<p>I don&#x27;t think the bigger ones will in the short to medium term. But if the gross is lower, then they&#x27;re also paying less to actors and marketers (streaming services will &quot;freely&quot; market what they think will be popular titles), reducing the overall budget, and reducing the risk profile. The studios themselves may end up making more profits. In any case, that&#x27;s why I mentioned the smaller budget films transitioning to such a streaming model may force the bigger ones to follow suit.<p>&gt; No more than Honda and Toyota put an end to the &quot;scam&quot; of American automakers.<p>Scam was the wrong choice of word here, but do you understand the point I&#x27;m trying to make? A similar analogy that works in my favour is Steam as a distribution channel, undercutting physical disk distributors. Games became a lot cheaper, but the AAA titles still ask for and receive quite a high price comparatively.