Promoting independent access to this media is a good thing Is there some significant difference between me paying $9.99 for a month of Netflix to watch a movie

Promoting independent access to this media is a good thing Is there some significant difference between me paying $9.99 for a month of Netflix to watch a movie versus me paying $11.50 to an independent movie house for a single viewing? Is that single viewing at a movie house somehow more open than a month of streaming?