Covid-19 has shut movie theaters nation wide. This has left a summer of movies to find new ways to distribute their content. Fortunately, streaming services have stepped in to fill the gap. New movies usually go through a 60-90 exclusive theater release before being released to streaming services but this summer several movies, including Trolls 2, were released directly to streaming platforms and it was a tremendous success. Theaters have had a monopoly on new releases and that has been the only thing keeping them alive. Without that, what is the reason to go to a movie theater with its overpriced snacks and popcorn?