Don’t tell Kim Jong Un, but the controversial movie, ‘The Interview’ was still released on December 25th, despite terrorist threats from The Supremes in North Korea. The movie, in case you still don’t know, is a comedy about the assassination of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un. And although the movie’s Christmas day release pales in comparison to other movie releases, Americans went to the theaters in clear defiant to the demands from North Korea.
Yes, North Korea actually had the balls to demand the movie not be shown here in America. The even invoked the threat of September 11th type attacks if the movie was shown. They really thought we would have cower and stay away from the theaters!
Variety predicts that this number may drop off due to The Interview‘s release on VOD, but it is better than no dollars, which is the amount Sony would have made had they gone through with the complete cancellation of the film thanks to hacker attacks possibly sponsored by North Korea. Many of the indie chains reported that their screenings were all completely sold out.
