I think it's better to focus on the series with a small budget. Many of them are very successful and bring huge profits. Success there is provided primarily by the original script and director. Among the actors do not need stars.
So, people pay monthly subscriptions to watch old movies ..
Not every country will pay for subscription, in this age of torrents
Torrents get banned in more countries, they develop new anti piracy technologies and laws, so in some countries you don't have access to torrents.
Well, everybody knows about the workarounds to open and download the torrents.
To resist the practice of piracy is very difficult indeed. People will always find a gap to penetrate. Probably only with cheap but quality services that will be able to reduce people's interest in illegal goods.
That's why steam and netflix are popular. They provide a better service than pirates.