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Out last week and sony told them they could back out, sony canceled the movie. those big chains like amc and regal scheduled other movies instead and now we see the moving going to independently owned theaters these are the art house cinemas in major cities. like 200 are now on board and the theater owners still have a few more minutes to tell sony they want to play the movie so we could see more than 300 get on board. >> im glad you explained there are the arts theaters, not the big one but you...

Together and show we will not let this be the end of this story. >> imagine that the republican national committee supporting something coming from hollywood. you mentioned a ground swell. you were part of that ground as well and you said all along you wanted to run the movie. you didnt like sony didnt give you the option initially not to run it, correct? >> yeah. independent theaters dont have te biggest pull or sway with studios. we stood by. we were prepared to show the movie. when the other ...

Mostly screening it. i do wonder if some of these big chains are going to show up to show the movie in the coming weeks. if it does well, it might be the independent cinemas. that might be what sony is hoping for, you start small and then get bigger as time goes on. the other big question is whether sony is able to make a video on demand for this movie. there has been talk about netflix or hulu or amazon signing up agreeing distribute it online on christmas day or shortly thereafter. sony has ma...

Show it, but where this movie can make must be is when it goes to dvd or those ancillary chains. and there it could make quite a lot. if theres a way to release the film on vod if sony finds that mean which so far, it hasnt. >> is it already sold out in most theatres? i cant see it on sunday, but -- >> if you go there. >> okay. thank you both very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. coming up, new york city paused today and tonight in memory of the two fallen police officers s...

Limited release of the controversial movie and the film stars taking right to twitter. seth rogan tweettled the people have spoken. freedom presailed. sony theaters playing it on christmas day. james franco tweeting celebrating the interview starring seth rogan and james flacco saved by president obama. and joining us, former u.n. ambassador john bolton joins us. what a lead in to this most dignified guest of "on the record." >> great to be with you tonight. this wasnt handled so well from the g...

Wife needed to be eliminated. >> and in new york, a mother of four, tries to hire a hitman to stage a deadly accident, involving her husband. >> i wanna make sure when the cop comes to my house i want to know what to say. >> watch up close as these lethal plans unfold, then unravel. >> you said you want him gone, not walking the earth anymore. you want him dead. >> caught on camera presents the hitman tapes. >> whered you put the remains? >> the lake. tied up with some chains i bought from the d...

Confident that will continue. >> brian and i were talking earlier about the film and the on demand release being talked about. would you worry about that cutting into your ticket sales at all? >> you know, weve released movies at our theater that have also been on demand movies and frankly, you know, people still love to gather and watch movies and nothing is better to gather than a comedy. nothing lays flatter than a comedy watching by yourself and nothing excels more than a comedy thats with a...

Bold, go forward and see what happens. its starting on a small level. i think the larger theatre chains, which are very corporate and cautious are going to eventually see okay, it seems to be working all right and we can make money off this movie and jump on the bandwagon. >> after major movie chains pulled the plug last week, following a threat by the hackers, sonys powerhouse attorney david boyes hinted that the studio was not backing down. >> remember, soewonewony only d this. theyre fighting...

First dhan chains to agree to show "the interview" and released this statement. this is the best christmas gift anyone could give us, we, both distribute tors and exhibitors have collectively stood firm to our principles and for the right to freedom of expression. two days til christmas and i am proud to be an american. the co-star of "the interview" james franco tweeted victory. the people and the president have spoken. sony to release "the interview" in theatres. james franco was, of course, r...

Theyre not going to make a ton of money if they do that. >> reporter: they have a $44 million budget for the movie and in talks with possible online distributors but heres the challenge for them. think about this as a teeter totter. on the one hand, you want big movie chains to play your movie. on the other hand, if you put it online or rent it through their cable box or netflix, those big movie chains are not going to play the movie. they have to make a decision of what they want to do. i think...