These dynamics could evolve over time, of course, as viewing habits do; if so, “The Interview” will surely be seen as a watershed moment in the evolution of film distribution.
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A Down Year For Movies In 2014 (In Every Way)
“2014 just wasn’t all that great for movies, and that means creatively, at the box office and for the overall health of the business — three factors that always seem to run in a pack.”
Sony Expands Release Of “The Interview”, In Theaters And Digitally
“Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Wednesday that it would continue its rollout of The Interview by adding new video-on-demand platforms, pay-per-view services and about 200 more theaters.”
It Took Four Days For “The Interview” To Become Sony’s All-Time Top-Grossing Digital Release
“The Interview, the Sony Pictures movie that was pulled from theaters after threats from a group of hackers, has earned the studio $15 million in online rentals and purchases in the four days since it was made available last week. It also brought in nearly $3 million from theater screenings.”
Really? This Was The Top-Grossing Movie In The UK In 2014?
“The film made £34.27 million in ticket sales this year to claim the top spot at the British box office, beating runner-up The Inbetweeners 2 by over £1 million in takings.”
“Wolf Of Wall Street” Was The Most-Pirated Movie Of 2014
“Wolf was illegally downloaded 30.035 million times between Jan. 1 and Dec. 23, 2014. The film, which was released in theaters Dec. 25, 2013, grossed $116 million domestically and $392 million worldwide.”
Morocco Is The Latest Country To Ban “Exodus” Movie
“Morocco’s film commission issued a letter to all cinemas on Saturday, notifying them that the film, which portrays the story of Moses, has been banned for possibly portraying God in the scene of Moses’ revelation. Islam and Morocco law both forbid the public display of images of God.”
Security Experts: Sony Hacking Probably Done By Insider
“They argue that the connections between the Sony hack and the North Korean government amount to circumstantial evidence. Further, they say the level of the breach indicates an intimate knowledge of Sony’s computer systems that could have come from someone on the inside.”
How Sony Botched Its Response To The Hacking
“Interviews with over two dozen people involved in the episode suggest that Sony – slow to realize the depths of its peril – let its troubles deepen by mounting a public defense only after enormous damage had been done.”
Hong Kong’s Oldest TV Station Near Collapse
Asia Television Ltd. (universally called ATV) hasn’t been able to pay its employees for December, and only this week gave them half of their November salaries; its broadcast license could be cancelled in the new year. “Yet there are no sympathetic calls among the city’s public to help save the local institution, which in recent years has lost most of its programming power and cultural cache, as it instead targets mainland Chinese viewers.”