The little mom-and-pop video rental/store down the road from me buys videos from Blockbuster and other Chains which over-stock during initial release and then sell off copies as demand drops...
I'd be shocked if they maintain any sort of database on the stars of each movie rented and draft residual checks to send off every week. For that matter, I doubt that even Blockbuster does this. So "lowbridge's" explanation that the stars only derive direct residual profit from the initial point-of-sale makes some sense to me.
Very certain. If I buy a movie, then the studio gets a percentage, the DVD/video distribtor gets a percentage, the star (depending on the contract they negotiated) gets a percentage, etc. After that, when I rent it out, I keep all the profits of that to myself. And when I sell it (used), I still keep the money from that sale as well.
That very first purchase I made, buying the brand new DVD or video, thats the one and only time they make any money from the DVD/Video release. Rentals and re-sales of their used videos, they make nothing.