Her comedy Sony Pictures for North Korea with the title The Interview brought in revenues that exceeded one million dollars in projection of in a limited number of theaters on December 25, as announced today.
The film, with a budget of $ 44 million, was initially withdrawn after major movie theaters decided to cancel its screening for reasons security. It was eventually shown in 320 small and medium theaters in the US, or 10% of the theaters where it was originally planned to be shown.
Rory Brewer, Sony's president of distribution, expressed his "gratitude" to the audience in a statement. It is recalled that the company suffered an attack on its IT systems, for which the US government blamed North Korea and warned that there would be retaliation. The film, a farce, has theme the alleged assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Source: RES-EAP
