In case you still haven’t watched The Interview, the movie whose cancelation was heard around the world, it will be coming to cable on-demand service inDemand, DirecTV, the Playstation Network and more services and theaters for your viewing pleasure.
The Sony movie, which the company first canceled, then released on Christmas eve through a few online streaming services and theaters (not to mention it got pirated, naturally), will be available through inDemand affiliates for $5.99 starting today, includingBright House Networks, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable; Vubiquity affiliates including Charter Communications, Cablevision, and AT&T U-verse TV; Verizon FiOS; and DirecTV.
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Until now, the movie was only available through Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video, iTunes, the movie’s dedicated website, and about 330 theaters.
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In its first five days, the movie grossed almost $18 million in revenue, not too far off the projected $20 million in its first weekend Sony hoped for, though it has a long way to go until it makes back its $75 million budget.
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