LOS ANGELES – Big-name Hollywood action-flick directors including James Cameron and Michael Bay have come out guns-ablazing against a plan by studios to allow people to rent new movies at home just two months after they debut in theaters, a move that cuts the wait in half for home film buffs.

The directors fear the option will hurt theater ticket sales and “could lead to the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue,” they said in an open letter released Wednesday. “Some theaters will close.”

The first movie offered in the early window is Sony Corp.’s Columbia Pictures comedy “Just Go with It,” starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.

Starting today, subscribers of DirecTV’s satellite video service with a high-definition digital video recorder will be able to rent those movies 60 days after they debut in theaters for $30 and view them as many times as possible over a 48-hour period.

While that costs more than the $6 for a standard new rental or an $8 movie ticket, the offering could be attractive for families with small children or others who can’t make it out but still want to see the latest films.

The average film now takes 132 days to make it to the home market, and the lesser wait “could irrevocably harm” the theater business, said the directors, including Kathryn Bigelow.