Crowds (and Pirates) Flock To 'The Interview'

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 26, 2014 @05:24AM from the will-win-oscar-for-best-viral-marketing-campaign dept.

Rambo Tribble writes: Many of the 300+ theaters showing The Interview on Christmas were rewarded with sell-out crowds. While reviews of the comedy have been mixed, many movie-goers expressed solidarity with the sentiment of professor Carlos Royal: "I wanted to support the U.S." Despite sellout crowds, the movie's limited release meant it only brought in about $1 million on opening day (compared to $10M+ for the highest-grossing films). Curiosity about the film seems high, since hundreds of thousands rushed to torrent the film, and others figured out an extremely easy way to bypass Sony's DRM.

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Crowds (and Pirates) Flock To 'The Interview'

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