The controversial film The Interview is now available for streaming on Apple, one of the last movie websites to license the movie from Sony . Apple Inc said its iTunes store . is now carrying Sony Corp's 'The Interview', the film . that angered North Korea and triggered a cyberattack against the . studio. 'We're pleased to offer The Interview for rental or . purchase on the iTunes Store,' Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said . in a statement. The movie, steeped in gross-out humor depicting the travails . of two journalists who get enlisted to assassinate North Korea . leader Kim Jong Un, costs $14.99 to buy and $5.99 to rent on . iTunes, according to the website. Apple was one of the later tech companies to sign on to . carrying the film via video-on-demand, and waited four days . after competitors first released it on their digital video . platforms on December 24. Sony Pictures released the movie online via Google Inc's . YouTube and Google Play, Microsoft Corp's . Xbox gaming console and a Sony dedicated website first made the . movie available last week after large movie theater chains . refused to screen the comedy following threats of violence from . hackers who opposed the film. The movie was also shown in 331 mostly independent theaters, . which helped generate more than $1million in sales on Christmas . day. Until Sony discloses the online revenues, it will be hard to . know if the studio will come anywhere near recouping the $44million it cost to make the film, plus the $30million-$40million that some estimate was spent on marketing the film and . its stars, Seth Rogen and James Franco. The movie stars Seth Rogen (center) and James Franco (right) as a couple of TV journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after they land an interview with the dictator . The movie grossed $1million in its release in independent theaters on Christmas Day. Sony originally wanted to pull the movie, for fears of terrorist attacks against theaters .
The movie debuted on December 24 on Sony's website, Google's YouTube and Google Play and the Xbox gaming console .
Sony originally wanted to pull the movie due to 9/11-style terrorist threats against theaters who showed the film .
But the company decided to release the movie anyway online and independent movie theaters .
The film grossed $1million on Christmas Day .
The controversial film The Interview is now available for streaming on Apple, one of the last movie websites to license the movie from Sony . Apple Inc said its iTunes store . is now carrying Sony Corp's 'The Interview', the film . that angered North Korea and triggered a cyberattack against the . studio. 'We're pleased to offer The Interview for rental or . purchase on the iTunes Store,' Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said . in a statement. The movie, steeped in gross-out humor depicting the travails . of two journalists who get enlisted to assassinate North Korea . leader Kim Jong Un, costs $14.99 to buy and $5.99 to rent on . iTunes, according to the website. Apple was one of the later tech companies to sign on to . carrying the film via video-on-demand, and waited four days . after competitors first released it on their digital video . platforms on December 24. Sony Pictures released the movie online via Google Inc's . YouTube and Google Play, Microsoft Corp's . Xbox gaming console and a Sony dedicated website first made the . movie available last week after large movie theater chains . refused to screen the comedy following threats of violence from . hackers who opposed the film. The movie was also shown in 331 mostly independent theaters, . which helped generate more than $1million in sales on Christmas . day. Until Sony discloses the online revenues, it will be hard to . know if the studio will come anywhere near recouping the $44million it cost to make the film, plus the $30million-$40million that some estimate was spent on marketing the film and . its stars, Seth Rogen and James Franco. The movie stars Seth Rogen (center) and James Franco (right) as a couple of TV journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after they land an interview with the dictator . The movie grossed $1million in its release in independent theaters on Christmas Day. Sony originally wanted to pull the movie, for fears of terrorist attacks against theaters .
Sony Corp's 'The Interview', the film . that December 24. Sony Pictures released the movie online via Google Inc's . YouTube and Google Play, Microsoft Corp's . Xbox gaming console and grossed $1million in its release in independent theaters on Christmas Day. Sony originally wanted to pull the movie, for fears of terrorist attacks against theaters .