Sony Pictures released its beleaguered Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy The Interview on several streaming sites Wednesday afternoon, in a move that sidesteps concerns about online threats made against theaters that show the film.
The Interview is available in high-definition for digital rental ($5.99) or purchase ($14.99) on Google Play, YouTube, Xbox and seetheinterview.com.
The move marks another turn in the studio’s handling of the film’s release. Sony Pictures scrapped a widespread theatrical release of The Interview earlier this month after several major theater chains backed out in the wake of threats against the movie. Those messages were believed to have come from the same group responsible for a massive cyberattack against Sony, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has linked to North Korea. (Some cybersecurity experts remain unconvinced of that link.)
Sony’s first backtrack came Tuesday, when small theaters across the country said they would go ahead with plans to screen The Interview on its planned Christmas Day release date. The studio later officially announced it would allow a limited release of the controversial film starting Christmas Day. Only a few hundred theaters are offering the film, as opposed to the thousands that were originally planning to show it. But releasing The Interview online could help Sony reduce losses from such a dramatic cut in the number of theaters showing the movie.
The real winners here, though, could be YouTube and the other streaming services. It’s extremely rare to offer a simultaneous in-theater/streaming release of such a major film. Americans are already going to movie theaters less often, opting for the often cheaper experience of staying in and watching videos online or on demand instead.
But, if you do want to head to the theaters on Christmas Day to watch the movie, Entertainment Weekly has the latest updated list of about 300 theaters where it’s showing starting Thursday:
Alamo Lakeline – Austin, Tex.
Alamo Slaughter – Austin, Tex.
Alamo South Lamar – Austin, Tex.
Alamo Ritz – Austin, Tex.
Alamo – Richardson, Tex.
Alamo Vintage Park – Houston, Tex.
Alamo Mason Park – Katy, Tex.
Alamo – Lubbock, Tex.
Alamo Marketplace – New Braunfels, Tex.
Alamo Park North – San Antonio, Tex.
Alamo Westlakes – San Antonio, Tex.
Alamo 6 Stone Oaks – San Antonio, Tex.
Rialto Bistro 9 – San Antonio, Tex.
Look Cinemas – Dallas, Tex.
Texas Theatre – Dallas, Tex.
City Base Cinemas – San Antonio, Tex.
Mayan Palace 13 – San Antonio, Tex.
Town and Country – Abilene, Tex.
Venetian 8 – Carrollton, Tex.
Pine Hollow 6 – Conroe, Tex.
Galaxy – Ennis, Tex.
D-Max – Gainesville, Tex.
Star Cinema Grill – Missouri City, Tex.
Mt. Pleasant Southside 6 – Mt. Pleasant, Tex.
North Shore Cinema 8 – Portland, Tex.
Silverado 19 – Tomball, Tex.
Star Cinema 6 – Webster, Tex.Laemmle Theatre – North Hollywood, Calif.
Agoura Hills Stadium 8, Agoura Hills, Calif.
Los Feliz 3 – Los Angeles, Calif.
Crest Westwood – Los Angeles, Calif.
Mission Grove Theater – Riverside, Calif.
Tristone Jurupa 14 Cinemas – Riverside, Calif.
Perris 10, – Perris, Calif.
East Hills Mall – Bakersfield, Calif.
Foothill Cinema Stadium 10– Azusa, Calif.
Fontana 8– Fontana, Calif.
Rialto Cinemas – Berkeley, Calif.
The Frida Cinema – Santa Ana, Calif.
Santa Paula 7 -Santa Paula, Calif.
Sterling 6 – San Bernadino, Calif.
Granada Hills 9 – Granada Hills, Calif.
Van Nuys Plant 16, -Van Nuys, Calif.
Janss Marketplace 9 – Thousand Oaks, Calif.
University Village 10 – Riverside, Calif.
Westminster 10 – Westminster, Calif.
Cinémas Palme D’Or – Coachella Valley
Rialto Cinemas – Berkeley, Calif.
Prime Cinemas – Red Bluff, Calif.
Commerce 14 – City of Commerce, Calif.
Angel Cinema Six – Angels Camp, Calif.
Avenal Theatre – Avenal, Calif.
Maya Bakersfield 16 – Bakersfield, Calif.
Barstow Station 6 – Barstow, Calif.
Elmwood 3 Theatres – Berkeley, Calif.
Mary Pickford Theatre – Cathedral City, Calif.
Fairfax 6 – Fairfax, Calif.
Palladio 16 – Folsom, Calif.
Fortuna 6 – Fortuna, Calif.
4 Star Cinemas – Garden Grove, Calif.
Civic Plaza 12 – Hesperia, Calif.
Blvd. Cinemas 3 – Lancaster, Calif.
Livermore Cinemas – Livermore, Calif.
Contra Costa Cinemas 8 – Martinez, Calif.
Osio Plaza Theatre 6 – Monterey, Calif.
Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas – Morgan Hill, Calif.
Camelot 3 – Palm Springs, Calif.
Boulevard Cinemas 14, Petaluma, Calif.
Maya Century Plaza 16 – Pittsburg, Calif.
Maya Salinas 14 – Salinas, Calif.
Almaden Seven – San Jose, Calif.
Camera Three Cinemas – San Jose, Calif.
Arlington – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Del Mar Theatre 3 – Santa Cruz, Calif.
Scotts Valley 10 – Scotts Valley, Calif.
Sebastopol 9 – Sebastopol, Calif.
Sonoma 9 – Sonoma, Calif.
Regency Westminster 10 – Westminster, Calif.Edge 12 – Birmingham, Ala.
Clark Theatre 3 – Andalusia, Ala.
Boaz Cinema 9 – Boaz, Ala.
Clark Cinema 1&2 – Enterprise, Ala.
Fort Payne Cinemas 6 – Fort Payne, Ala.
Edge Cinema 8 – Greenville, Ala.
Madison Square Stadium 8 – Huntsville, Ala.
Continental Cinema 6 – Troy, Ala.Loft Cinema – Tucson, Ariz.
Harkins Theaters Tempe, Ariz., Phoenix, Ariz.
Lake Havasu Cinema 10, Lake Havasu, Ariz.
Ak-Chin 12 – Maricopa, Ariz.
Sawmill Theatres – Payson, Ariz.
Ultraluxe Scottsdale Pavillions 11 – Scottsdale, Ariz.
WME Theatre – Show Low, Ariz.
Uptown 3 Theatre – Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Valley Art – Tempe, Ariz.Riverdale 10 — Little Rock, Ark.
Silver Screen Cinemas 8 – Cabot, Ark.
Stars Cinema 6 – El Dorado, Ark.
Behind the Mall Cinema 5 – Hot Springs, Ark.
Cinema 8 – Searcy, Ark.Alamo – Littleton, Colo.
Sie FilmCenter – Denver, Colo.Spotlight Theatres Front Street Stadium – Hartford, Conn.
Apple Cinemas Waterbury 10 – Waterbury, Conn.Penn Cinemas Waterfront – Wilmington, Delaware
Westown Movies – Middleton, Delaware
Movies at Midway 14 – Rehoboth Beach, DelawareThe Lake Worth Drive-In – Sunrise, Fla.
The Swap Shop – Sunrise, Fla.
Sun-Ray Cinema – Jacksonville, Fla.
Prado Stadium 12 – Bonita Springs, Fla.
T-Bird 14 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Edison Park 8 – Ft. Myers, Fla.
Tropic 4 Cinema – Key West, Fla.
Lake Worth 2 – Lake Worth, Fla.
Touchstar Cinemas Southchase 7 – Orlando, Fla.
Nova Cinemas of Palm Bay – Palm Bay, Fla.
Robinson Center – Shreveport, Fla.
Funlan 4 – Tampa, Fla.
Satellite Cinema 10 – Titusville, Fla.
Treehouse Cinema – Gulf Breeze, Fla.The Plaza Atlanta — Atlanta, Ga.
Cordele Stadium 5 Cinemas – Cordele, Ga.
Parkside Main Stadium 8 – Greensboro, Ga.
Royal 13 – Pooler, Ga.
Aurora Cineplex 10 – Roswell, Ga.
Eisenhower Cinema 6 – Savannah, Ga.Village Cinema – Meridian, Idaho
Bonner Mall Cinemas 6 – Ponderay, Idaho
Magic Valley Cinema 13 – Twin Falls, IdahoHollywood Boulevard Cinema – Woodridge, Illinois
Arlington Heights – Arlington Heights, Illinois
Bloomington Galaxy 14 – Bloomington, Illinois
Buffalo Grove Theatre 5 – Buffalo Grove, Illinois
O’Fallon 15 – O’Fallon, Illinois
Roxy Cinemas 6 – Ottawa, Illinois
Willow Knolls – Peoria, Illinois
Reynolds Landmark 10 – Peoria, Illinois
Savoy 16 – Savoy, IllinoisJasper 8 Theatre – Jasper, Indiana
Bones Theatre 4 – Columbia City, Indiana
Greendale Cinema 10 – Greendale, Indiana
Wolf 10 Theatres – Greensburg, Indiana
Georgetown 14 – Indianapolis, Indiana
Portage 16 IMAX – Portage, IndianaCedar Rapids Galaxy 16 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cinetopia 17 – Overland Park, Kansas
Theatres of Georgetown 7 – Georgetown, Kentucky
Village 8 Theatre – Louisville, Kentucky
Riverfill Cinemas 10 – Pikeville, KentuckyChalmette Movies – Chalmette, Louisiana
Robinson Film Center – Shreveport, Louisiana
Hollywood Cinemas 7 – LA Place, LouisianaHollywood Cinemas – Bangor, Maine
Caribou Cinema 4 – Caribou, MaineEastpoint Movies 10 – Baltimore, Maryland
Xscape 14 – Brandyine, Maryland
Leitersburg Cinemas – Hagerstown, MarylandApple Cinemas — Cambridge, Mass.
Hollywood Hits – Danvers, Mass.
Cinema Pub – North Attleboro, Mass.
Cinema 95 – Salisbury, Mass.Quality 16 – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Cloverland 4 Cinema – Ironwood, Mich.
Michigan Theater – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alamo – Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Bijou Art Cinemas – Traverse City, Mich.
Wayne Theatre 4 – Wayne State, Mich.Cambridge 5 – Cambridge, Minn.
Premiere 6 – Cloquet, Minn.
Quarry Cold Spring 5 – Cold Spring, Minn.
Fairmont 5 – Fairmont, Minn.
Cine 5 – Int’l Falls, Minn.
St. Anthony 5 – Minneapolis, Minn.
North Branch 7 – North Branch, Minn.
Grand Makwa 4 – Onamia, Minn.
Rochester Galaxy 14 – Rochester, Minn.
Main Street 6 – Sauk Centre, Minn.MX Movies — St. Louis, Mo.
Alamo Main Street – Kansas City, Mo.
Arnold 14 – Arnold, Mo.
Blue Springs 8 – Arnold, Mo.
Cape West 14 – Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Chesterfield Galaxy 14 – Chesterfield, Mo.
Pharaoh Cinema 4 – Independence, Mo.
Screenland Armour – N. Kansas City, Mo.
Chase Park Plaza Cinemas 5 – St. Louis, Mo.
Galleria 6 – St. Louis, Mo.
Des Peres 14, St. Louis, Mo.
Warrenton 8 – Warrenton, Mo.
Glass Sword 6 – West Plains, Mo.Pharaohplex 6 – Hamilton, Montana
Northgate Stadium 10 – Durham, N.C.
Neuse Theatre – New Bern, N.C.
Palace Pointe 8 – Roxboro, N.C.
Smithfield 10 – Smithfield, N.C.
Quin Theatre 4 – Sylva, N.C.
Carousel Cinemas 15 – Greensboro, N.C.Fargo Theatre 2 – Fargo, N.D.
Grand Theatre 6 – Williston, N.D.Mesquite 6 – Mesquite, Nevada
Ironwood Stadium 8 – Minden, NevadaKeene Cinemas – Keene, N.H.
Allwood Cinemas 6 – Clifton, N.J.
Hudson 7 – Jersey City, N.J.
City Plex 12 – Newark, N.J.
Columbia Park 12 – North Bergen, N.J.
Middlebrook 10 – Ocean Township, N.J.
Fabian 8 — Paterson, N.J.Alamo – Yonkers – N.Y.
Cinema Arts Centre – Huntington, N.Y.
Dipson Flix 10 Stadium – Lancaster, N.Y.
Dipson Lakewood Cinema 8 – Lakewood, N.Y.
Island Cinemas – Mastic, N.Y.
Movieplex 10 – Auburn, N.Y.
Movietime Cinemas 10 – Canandaigua, N.Y.
American 5 – Canton, N.Y.
Cortland Plaza Theatre – Cortland, N.Y.
Movieplex 59 Dunkirk – Dunkirk, N.Y.
Main Street 6 – Flushing, N.Y.
Movieplex 8 – Hudson, N.Y.
Kew Gardens Cinema – Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Massena Movieplex 8 – Massena, N.Y.
Merrick Cinemas, Merrick, N.Y.
New Windsor 12 – New Windsor, N.Y.
Quad Cinema 4 – New York, N.Y.
Cinema Village – New York, N.Y.
Crystal Cinema 8 – Painted Post, N.Y.
Orpheum Triples – Saugerties, N.Y.
Center Fiveplex – Sunnyside, N.Y.Starmax – Deming, N.M.
Jean Cocteau Cinema – Santa Fe, N.M.
Icon Cinemas Roswell, N.M.The Fox Theater — Dallas, Oregon
Academy Theater – Portland, Oregon
Cinetopia Progress Ridge 14 – Beaverton, Oregon
Darkside Cinema 4 – Corvallis, Oregon
Bijou Art Cinemas 2 – Eugene, Oregon
Hollywood Theatre 3 – Portland, OregonTerrace Theater — Charleston, S.C.
Nickelodeon Theater – Columbia, S.C.
Crown 2 – Lancaster, S.C.Tower City Cinema — Cleveland, Ohio
Esquire Theatere – Cincinnatti, Ohio
Gateway Film Center & Grandview Theatre — Columbus, Ohio
Grandview Theatre – Columbus, Ohio
Movies 10 – Nelsonville, OhioHeritage Park 7 – Atlus, Ok.
Valley View Cinema 6 – Chickasha, Ok.
Riverwalk Movies 8 – Jenks, Ok.
Circle – Tulsa, Ok.
Showest 4 – Weatherford, Ok.Southside Works Cinema — Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dependable – Coraopolis, Penn.
Pocono Community Theater – East Stroudsburg, Penn.
Movie Town Cinemas 8 – Elizabethtown, Penn.
Richland Cinemas – Johnstown, Penn.
Mahoning Valley 8 – Lehighton, Penn.
Miller 6 – Lewistown, Penn.
Pocono Movieplex – Marshalls Creek, Penn.
Majestic 7 – Matamoras, Penn.Cable Car Cinema – Providence, R.I.
Belcourt Theatre – Nashville, Tenn.
Franklin Theatre – Franklin, Tenn.
Montana 3 – Estill Springs, Tenn.
Premiere 6 – Murfreesboro, Tenn.Brewvies Cinema Pub – Salt Lake City, Utah
Megaplex Theatre– South Jordan, Utah
Historic Cedar Theatre – Cedar City, Utah
Moviegrille – Ogden, Utah
Library/Attn: Film Series – Park City, Utah
Walker Cinema 8 – Perry, Utah
Main Street Cinema 6 – St. George, UtahMerril’s Roxy — Burlington, Vt.
Alamo Loudoun – Ashburn, Virginia
21st Century Cinemas 12 – Abingdon, Virginia
Sunchase Cinema 8 – Farmville, Virginia
York River Crossing Cinema – Hays, Virginia
Manassas 4 Cinemas – Manassas, Virginia
Hollywood Cinema – Martinsville, Virginia
Cinema City Stadium 9 – Nortin, VirginiaBainbridge Cinemas 5 – Bainbridge Island, Washington
Olympic Cinemas – Bremerton, Washington
Grand Meridian – Ellensburg, Washington
Plaza Three Cinemas – Oak Harbor, Washington
Stanwood Cinemas 5 – Standwood, Washington
Cinetopia 8 – Vancouver, Washington
Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23 – Vancouver, Washington
Yelm Cinemas 8 – Yelm, Washington
Ark Lodge Cinemas – Seattle, Washington
Grand Tacoma 4 – Tacoma, WashingtonWest End Cinema – Washington, D.C.
Angelika Pop-up – Washington, D.C.Tygart Valley Cinemas – Fairmont, West Virgina
Elkins Cinema 8 – Elkins, West VirginiaGrand Cinema Theatres — New London, Wisconsin
Bay 6 Theatre – Ashland, Wisconsin
Beloit Luxury 10 – Beloit, Wisconsin
Vilas Cinemas 4 – Eagle River, Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac Theatre 8 – Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Hartford Cinemas 6 – Hartford, Wisconsin
Hayward Cinema 4 – Hayward, Wisconsin
Movies 16 Theatre – Janesville, Wisconsin
Millenium 6 Cinema – Platteville, Wisconsin
Shawnow Theatres 4 – Shawno, Wisconsin
Sparta Cinema 6 – Sparta, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay Cinemas 6 – Sturgeon Bay, WisconsinJackson Hole Cinema 2 – Jackson, Wyoming
The Movies 3 – Rawlins, Wyoming
Gem Theatres – Riverton, Wyoming
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