"To distribute the movie" means to make the movie available for people to watch in different places, such as movie theaters, television, online platforms, or DVDs. Full definition
As mentioned above, when a provider distributes a movie, they have a lot of options. (w3.org)
I'm a Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriber and have no hate or love for any of them, I just don't like Netflix not distributing their movies in theaters. (theverge.com)
There have been suits against Target Stores for insufficiently accessible web sites, and against Netflix for distributing movies without closed captioning for the deaf. (slaw.ca)