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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Stop talking about those "free speech fans" (by the way what is up with that, why is this movie so important to free speech lol, this sounds stupid, I mean free speech to what?)!! This marketing opened it up to EVERYBODY. "free speech fans" are just a tiny portion of all the extra viewers that marketing acquired. Everybody and his grandmother heard about it and was curious about it.
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You edited out half my post and missed the point I''ll repost just for you.
The Interview was forecast to bring in 100mil. ALL Seth Rogens comedies made 100mil+ Neighbors 250mil+, This is the end made 120mil. Pineapple express 100mil. This one was already controversial enough that it was scheduled to open in 3000 major chain theaters.
Why the fuck would Sony embarrass themselves politically, face lawsuits from their own employees, strain relationships with Hollywood players, etc to gross the equivalent of a disaster at the box office? Your gran ma might have been curious but it doesn't bring the cash like major theater chains do.