– How do movie theaters get the digital copy of the movies they are showing?

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Do theaters get a Hard Drive with the digital copy? Do they stream? Consider the thousands of theaters getting a movie that opens at the same time across the country, I want to know the logistics of getting that data to the theater.

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Most Cinemas get a “hard copy”, usually an encrypted hard drive or a “reel of tape”.
The logistics is a very old and tested method.
The movie “producer” will have already found a “distributor” whom will rent the copy to a theater “owner”.

This simple line can get blurred/overlap as now many big producers owns distribution channels and release dates are planned with advertising in mind.

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