(Reuters) - Sony Pictures said "The Interview" has earned more than $15 million (9.64 million pounds) in online sales and another $2.8 million in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.
The raunchy comedy that depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made almost as much money through online distribution and in limited theatres in its opening weekend as it would have in a wide release that was shelved after threats from hackers.
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