If such a deal were to take place, chances are viewers at home would have to pay a premium for this type of service, since it would take some revenue away from the box office. For now, all we know is that the studios allegedly want these rentals to be "high-priced," so you should definitely expect to pay more than the usual $5 or $6.

Sean Parker, Napster founder and tech entrepreneur, is trying to do something similar with "The Screening Room," which aims to rent movies the same day they come out in theaters for $50 per view. Most importantly, he claims his service offers a secure anti-piracy technology, something that's crucial to the movie companies.

Even at that price, you'd probably still end up saving a bit of cash by skipping the trip to your local movie theater -- time to start stocking up on popcorn and hot dogs.