Sony Pictures Entertainment released the film "Interview", which was scandalise even before its release. Picture taken with a pinch of American humor, however, the estimated profit is clearly not bring. At the end of December last year Sony was planning to release "Interview" to the big screen, but the movie theaters refused to show the film.
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Chris Westland
Most viewers have very little sympathy for the theatre owners. The were cowardly (some suggest even anti-American / anti-Free Speech) in denying Sony an outlet for The Interview. This was ultimately provided by Google, a company that had to worry a lot about hackers, whereas the theatre owners did not. Add to that movie-goers long running frustrations with misleading gimmicks to sell seats, stale, overpriced food, uncomfortable dirty seating, bright signs next to the screens and numerous other annoyances that could easily be rectified but aren’t, and I think you can see why the love is not there for theatre owners. Perhaps Sony made money; perhaps they lost without a theatrical release. Either way, many movie-goers wish for an alternative outlet for the latest movies, and hope that there really is a new releasing paradigm — one that releases into their living rooms.
Dave Edmond
The film isn’t going to be profitable, there’s no doubt about it now. Why they didn’t wait a month and then release it…with all the advance publicity they would’ve had….is curious.