The Interview was expected to make millions as freedom lovers flocked to cinemas to support the First Amendment. And then the returns came in; in cinemas The Interview netted around $5m (£3.2m) over Christmas, not bad for a movie with such a limited release.
Online, though? $31m. The prospect of watching the movie conveniently at home not only trumped the idea of going to the cinema, it blew it out of the water.
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