Sony Will Release 'The Interview' in Theaters Christmas - Theater List

"America, fuck yeah!" After Sony Pictures made the decision last week to pull Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's latest comedy The Interview from its forthcoming Christmas Day release in theaters, they've decided to send the film out after all. The Wrap reports that Sony is distributing the film in participating theaters as well as VOD on Christmas Day, despite the threats dished out by Guardians of Peace. This comes just after the Art House Convergence, a national coalition of independent movie theaters, petitioned to ask Sony to let them release The Interview for America to see. We're just glad the film is getting released.

Specific details on participating theaters haven't been revealed yet, but here's a couple of tweets:

Breaking news: Sony has authorized screenings of THE INTERVIEW on Christmas Day. We are making shows available within the hour. #Victory — Tim League (@timalamo) December 23, 2014

The Interview -Times Christmas Day 4pm 5pm 6:30 7:30 9:35 12/26 to 1/1 times will be announced tomorrow. On 2 screens — Plaza Atlanta (@PlazaAtlanta) December 23, 2014

The people have spoken! Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn't give up! The Interview will be shown at theaters willing to play it on Xmas day! — Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) December 23, 2014

That's The Plaza Atlanta and Alamo Drafthouse theaters confirmed to have The Interview on Christmas Day, and we're betting there's some more coming soon. As for the VOD release, the streaming service that will be carrying the movie has yet to be revealed, but we're expecting some kind of official press release from Sony later today. We just hope that whoever handles the VOD release can handle the inevitably high traffic that will be coming for the movie after all this controversy turned even more heads than it otherwise would have. We'll be updating below with new information as it becomes available, so stay tuned.

UPDATE: Sony has released a statement from CEO Michael Lynton confirming the release saying:

“We have never given up on releasing 'The Interview' and we’re excited our movie will be in a number of theaters on Christmas Day. At the same time, we are continuing our efforts to secure more platforms and more theaters so that this movie reaches the largest possible audience. I want to thank our talent on 'The Interview' and our employees, who have worked tirelessly through the many challenges we have all faced over the last month. While we hope this is only the first step of the film’s release, we are proud to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech.”

We're still waiting for a list of theaters and plans for the VOD release, so keep checking back for more.

UPDATE #2: Here's the list of theaters confirmed to play The Interview beginning on Christmas Day:

Alabama

Andalusia - Clark Theater 3

Birmingham - Edge 12 Theater

Boaz - Boaz Cinema 9

Enterprise - Clark Cinema 1 & 2

Fort Payne - Fort Payne Cinemas 6

Greenville - Edge Cinema 8

Huntsville - Madison Square Stadium 8

Troy - Continental Cinema 6 Arizona

Lake Havasu - Lake Havasu Cinema 10

Maricopa - AK-Chin 12

Payson - Sawmill Theaters

Scottsdale - Ultraluxe Scottsdale Pavillions 11

Show Low - WME Theater

Sierra Vista - Uptown 3 Theater

Tempe - The Valley Art

Tuscon - The Loft Cinema Arkansas

Cabot - Silver Screen Cinemas 8

El Dorado - Stars Cinema 6

Hot Springs - Behind the Mall Cinema 5

Little Rock - Riverdale 10 Cinemas

Searcy - Cinema 8 California

Agoura Hills - The Regency Agoura Hills Stadium 8

Angels Camp - Angel Cinema 6

Avenal - Avenal Theater

Azusa - The Regency Foothill Cinema Stadium 10

Bakersfield - Maya Bakersfield 16 Cinemas

Bakersfield - The Regency at East Hills Mall

Barstow - Barstow Station 6

Berkeley - Elmwood 3 Theaters

Cathedral City - Mary Pickford Theater

City of Commerce - The Regency Commerce 14

Fairfax - Fairfax 6 Theaters

Folsom - The Palladio 16 Cinemas

Fontana - The Regency Fontana 8

Fortuna - Fortuna 6 Theater

Garden Grove - 4 Star Cinemas

Granada Hills - The Granda Hills 9

Hesperia - Civic Plaza 12

Lancaster - Boulevard Cinemas 3

Livermore - Livermore Cinemas

Los Angeles - The Los Feliz 3

Martinez - Contra Costa Cinemas 8

Monterey - Osio Plaza Theater 6

Morgan Hill - Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas

Palm Desert - Cinémas Palme D'Or

Palm Springs - Camelot 3

Perris - Regency's Perris 10

Petaluma - Boulevard Cinemas 14

PIttsburgh - Maya Century Plaza 16

Red Bluff - Prime Cinema 6

Riverside - The Jurupa 14 Cinemas

Riverside - The Regency University Village 10

Riverside - The Mission Grove Theater

Salinas - Maya Salinas 14

San Bernardino - Regency's Sterling 6

San Diego - The Media Arts Center's Digital Gym Cinema has five screenings scheduled

San Jose - Almaden Seven

San Jose - Camera Three Cinemas

Santa Barbara - Arlington Theater

Santa Cruz - Del Mar Theater 3

Santa Paula - Regency's Santa Paula 7

Scotts Valley - Scotts Valley 10 Cinema

Sebastopol - Sebastopol Cinemas 9

Sonoma - Sonoma Cinema 9

Thousand Oaks - The Janss Marketplace 9

Van Nuys - Regency's Van Nuys Plant 16

Westminster - The Regency Westminster 10

Westwood - The Crest Theater Colorado

Ft. Collins - The Lyric Cinema Cafe

Littleton - The Alamo Drafthouse Littleton

Sie Film Center, Denver Delaware

Middletown - Westown Movies

Rehoboth Beach - Movies at Midway 14

Wilmington - Penn Cinemas Riverfront Florida

Bonita Springs - Prado Stadium 12

Fort Lauderdale - T-Bird Drive-In 14

Fort Meyers - Edison Park 8

Jacksonville - The Sun-Ray Cinema

Key West - Tropic 4 Cinema

Lake Worth - Lake Worth Drive-In 2

Orlando - Touchstar Cinemas Southchase 7

Palm Bay - Nova Cinemas of Palm Bay

Shreveport - Robinson Center

Tampa - Funlan Drive-In Theater

Titusville - Satellite Cinema 10

Gulf Breeze - Treehouse Cinema Georgia

Atlanta - The Plaza Atlanta

Cordele - Cordele Stadium 5 Cinemas

Greensboro - Parkside Main Stadium 8

Pooler - Royal 13 Theater

Roswell - Aurora Cineplex 10

Savannah - Eisenhower Cinema 6 Idaho

Meridian - Village Cinema

Ponderay - Bonner Mall Cinemas 6

Twin Falls - Magic Valley Cinema 13 Illinois

Arlington Heights - Arlington Heights Theater

Bloomington - Bloomington Galaxy 14

Buffalo Grove - Buffalo Grove Theater 5

Champaign - Art Theater Co-Op (starting on January 2nd)

O'Fallon - O'Fallon 15 Cinema

Ottawa - Roxy Cinemas 6

Peoria - Willow Knolls 14

Savoy - Savoy 16 Cinema

Woodridge - Hollywood Boulevard 10 Indiana

Columbia City - Bones Theater 4

Greendale - Greendale Cinema 10

Greensburg - Wolf 10 Theaters

Indianapolis - Georgetown 14

Jasper - The Jasper 8

Portage - Portage 16 IMAX Cinema Iowa

Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids Galaxy 16 Kansas

Overland Park - Cinetopia 17 Kentucky

Georgetown - Theaters of Georgetown 7

Louisville - Village 8 Theater

Paducah - Maiden Alley Cinema

Pikeville - Riverfill Cinemas 10 Louisiana

Chalmette - The Chalmette Movies

LaPlace - Hollywood Cinemas 7

Shreveport - The Robinson Film Center Maine

Bangor - Hollywood Cinemas

Caribou - Caribou Cinema 4 Maryland

Baltimore - Eastpoint Movies 10

Brandywine - Xscape 14 at Brandywine

Hagerstown - Leitersburg Cinemas Massachusetts

Cambridge - Apple Cinemas

Danvers - Hollywood Hits

North Attleboro - Cinema Pub

Salisbury - Cinema 95 Michigan

Ann Arbor - The State Theater

Ann Arbor - Quality 16 Theater

Ironwood - Cloverland 4 Cinema -

Kalamazoo - The Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo

Traverse City - Bijou by the Bay

Wayne State - Wayne Theater 4 Minnesota

Cambridge - Cambridge 5 Cinemas

Cloquet - Premiere Theater 6

Cold Spring - Quarry Cold Spring 5 Cinema

Fairmont - Fairmont 5 Theater

International Falls - Cine 5 Theater

Minneapolis - St. Anthony Main Theatre

Minneapolis - The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul

North Branch - North Branch Cinema 7

Onamia - Grand Makwa 4 Cinema

Rochester - Rochester Galaxy 14 Cinema

Sauk Centre - Main Street Cinema 6 Missouri

Arnold - Arnold 14 Cine

Blue Springs - Blue Springs Eight

Cape Girradeau - Cape West 14 Cine

Chesterfield - Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cine

Columbia - Ragtag Cinema

Independence - Pharaoh Cinema 4

Kansas City - The Alamo Main Street 6 will be screening the film

North Kansas City - Screenland Armour

St - Louis - Chase Park Plaza Cinemas 5

St - Louis (Clayton) - Galleria 6

St - Louis (Des Peres) - Des Peres 14

St - Louis - MX Movies

Warrenton - Warrenton 8 Cinemas

West Plains - Glass Sword Cinema 6 Montana

Hamilton - Pharaohplex 6 Nevada

Mesquite - Mesquite Stadium 6

Minden - Ironwood Stadium Cinema 8 New Hampshire

Keene - Keene Cinemas New Jersey

Clifton - Allwood Cinemas 6

Jersey City - Hudson Cinema 7

Newark - City Plex 12 Newark

North Bergen - Columbia Park 12

Ocean Township - Middlebrook Cinema 10

Paterson - Fabian 8 Cinema New Mexico

Deming - Starmax Deming New York

Auburn - Movieplex 10

Canandaigua - Movietime Cinemas 10

Canton - American 5

Cortland - Cortland Plaza Theater

Dunkirk - The Dunkirk Movieplex 59

Flushing - Main Street 6

Hudson - Movieplex 8

Huntington - Cinema Arts Centre

Kew Gardens - Kew Gardens Cinema

Lakewood - Dipson Lakewood Cinema 8 (starting December 26th)

Lancaster - Dipson Flix 10 Stadium (starting December 26th)

Massena - Massena Movieplex 8

Mastic - Island Cinemas

Merrick - Merrick Cinemas

New Windsor - New Windsor 12

New York - Quad Cinema 4

New York - Cinema Village

Painted Post - Crystal Cinema 8

Saugerties - Orpheum Triples

Sunnyside - Center Fiveplex

Yonkers - The Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers North Carolina

Durham - Northgate Stadium 10

Greensboro - Carousel Cinemas 15

New Bern - Neuse Theater

Roxboro - The Palace Pointe

Smithfield - Smithfield 10

Sylvia - Quin Theater 4 North Dakota

Fargo - Fargo Theatre

Williston - Grand Theater 6 Ohio

Cincinnati - Esquire 6 Cinema

Cleveland - Tower City Cinemas

Columbus - The Gateway Film Center

Columbus - Grandview Theater

Nelsonville - Movies 10 Theater Oklahoma

Altus - Heritage Park 7

Chickasha - Valley View Cinema 6

Jenks - Riverwalk Movies 8

Tulsa - Circle Theater

Weatherford - Showest 4 Theater Oregon

Beaverton - Cinetopia Progress Ridge 14

Corvallis - Darkside Cinema 4

Eugene - Bijou Art Cinemas 2

Portland - Hollywood Theater 3 Pennsylvania

Coraopolis - Dependable Drive-In Theater

East Stroudsburg - Pocono Community Theater

Elizabethtown - Movie Town Cinemas 8

Johnstown - Richland Cinemas

Lehighton - Mahoning Valley Cinemas 8

Lewistown - Miller 6 Cinemas

Marshalls Creek - Pocono Movieplex

Matamoras - Majestic Cinemas 7

Pittsburgh - SouthSide Works Cinema Rhode Island

Providence - Cable Car Cinema South Carolina

Charleston - Terrace Theater

Columbia - Nickelodeon Theatre (starting December 26th)

Lancaster - Crown 2 Theater Tennessee

Estill Springs - Montana Drive-In 3

Franklin - The Franklin Theater

Nashville - The Belcourt Theater Texas

Abilene - Town & Country Drive-In Theater

Austin - Alamo Lakeline

Austin - Alamo Slaughter

Austin - Alamo South Lamar

Austin - Alamo Ritz

Carrollton - Venetian Bar & Grill

Conroe - Pine Hollow 6

Dallas - Look Cinemas Dallas

Dallas - Texas Theater

Ennis - Galaxy Drive-In Theater

Gainesville - D-Max 6 Theater

Houston - The Alamo Vintage Park

Katy - The Alamo Mason Park

Lubbock - The Alamo

Missouri City - Star Cinema Grill

Mount Pleasant - Mount Pleasant Southside 6

New Braunfels - The Alamo Marketplace

Portland - North Shore Cinema 8

Richardson - The Alamo Drafthouse Richardson

San Antonio - The Alamo Drafthouse Park North 8

San Antonio - Drafthouse 6 Stone Oaks

San Antonio - Westlakes 9 Drafthouse Cinema

San Antonio - City Base Cinema

San Antonio - Rialto Bistro 9

San Antonio - Mayan Palace 13

Tomball - Silverado 19 Theater

Webster - Star Cinema 6 Utah

Cedar City - Historic Cedar Theater

Ogden - Moviegrille

Park City - Library / Park City Film Series

Perry - Walker Cinema 8

Salt Lake City - Brewvies Cinema & Pub

South Jordan - Megaplex at District 20

St - George - Main Street Cinema 6 Vermont

Merrill’s Roxy, Burlington Virginia

Abingdon - 21st Century Cinemas 12

Ashburn - The Alamo Loudoun

Farmville - Sunchase Cinema 8

Hayes - York River Crossing Cinema

Manassas - Manasses 4 Cinemas

Martinsville - Hollywood Cinema

Norton - Cinema City Stadium 9 Washington

Bainbridge Island - Bainbridge Cinemas 5

Bremerton - Olympic Cinemas

Ellensburg - Grand Meridian

Oak Harbor - Plaza Three Cinemas

Seattle - Ark Lodge Cinemas

Stanwood - Stanwood Cinemas 5

Tacoma - Grand Tacoma 4

Vancouver - Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23

Vancouver - Cinetopia 8

Yelm - Yelm Cinemas 8 Washinton DC

West End Cinema

Angelika Pop-Up West Virginia

Elkins Cinema 8 - Elkins

Tygart Valley Cinemas - Fairmont Wisconsin

Ashland - Bay 6 Theater

Beloit - Beloit Luxury 10

Eagle River - Vilas Cinemas 4

Fond du lac - Fond du lac Theater 8

Hartford - Hartford Cinemas 6

Hayward - Hayward Cinema 4

Janesville - Movies 16 Theater

New London - Grand Theater 4

Platteville - Millennium 6 Cinema

Shawano - Shawano Theaters 4

Sparta - Sparta Cinema 6

Sturgeon Bay - Sturgeon Bay Cinemas 8 Wyoming

Jackson - Jackson Hole Cinema 2

Rawlins - The Movies 3

Riverton - Gem Theaters

That's the full list of theaters getting The Interview on Christmas Day. But the movie will also be hitting more theaters starting on January 1st next year, and you can find the full list of those theaters right here.

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