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For what it’s worth, theaters see it slightly differently. A movie ticket is rental of a seat in the theater.

Your focusing on the unimportant aspect though, the discussion is about the licensing for watching the movie.

No. You're missing the point that that is not what you are paying for when you purchase a movie ticket. You are renting the seat in the theatre.

The theater is absolutely passing on movie licensing costs onto its customers