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Sony’s controversial comedy movie “The Interview,” which has angered North Korea, is a hit online. Sony announced Sunday night that “The Interview” has been downloaded or rented online more than 2 million times through Saturday, generating more than $15 million in sales. Sony (SNE) also has taken in $2.85 million in box office receipts as of Sunday from 331 movie theaters that have been showing the movie since Christmas Day, Box Office Mojo reported. Sony opted to release the movie in independent theaters after the major theater chains balked at showing it because of threats of violence from hackers opposed to the film. Sony released “The Interview” through online channels last Wednesday, including Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube and Google Play, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox Live and Sony’s website SeeTheInterview.com powered by Kernel. Apple (AAPL) joined the list of online distributors on Sunday, offering the movie for $5.99 to rent… Scalper1 News
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