New York (CNN Business) With the coronavirus disrupting the global theater marketplace, Universal Pictures is making some of its current film releases available on demand starting this week, the studio announced Monday.

Comcast CCZ Apple AAPL Amazon AMZN The Comcast-owned studio and its specialty label Focus Features will make films such as " The Invisible Man ," " The Hunt " and "Emma," all of which are currently playing in theaters, available to rent on demand services such as, Sky,andon Friday. Consumers will be able to rent the films for $19.99 per film for 48 hours.

DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls World Tour" will be also on demand starting on April 10, the same day it's set to be released in North American theaters.

Universal said in a statement that it made its movies available in the home now because of the "current circumstances," which have "made it more challenging to view our films."

"Given the rapidly evolving and unprecedented changes to consumers' daily lives during this difficult time, the company felt that now was the right time to provide this option in the home as well as in theaters," the studio said in a statement on Monday. "NBCUniversal will continue to evaluate the environment as conditions evolve and will determine the best distribution strategy in each market when the current unique situation changes."