Since "The Interview" was released in only 300 theaters, many got the idea to buy lots of tickets in order to sell them online after each showing sells out. One of those people was Jason Best, who purchased 50 tickets, worth $650, at the Esquire Theatre in Clifton, Ohio. "I saw all the hype about 'The Interview' on [December] 23rd and thought, 'Hey, folks are selling these tickets in other cities and it seems like that's the thing to do right now, so why not give it a shot to see how it goes,'" said Best. Esquire Theatre was the only theater in the area showing "The Interview," but then Sony Pictures decided to make the film available via Google Play, YouTube and Xbox. That reduced the demand for theatrical tickets. Best quickly realized that he had no chance of making a profit on the tickets, so he decided to go get a refund.
- 12/29/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
In case you didn't notice, there was a bit of fervor in the air over the release of The Interview in the days before it theaters. Hell, before it had been announced that the movie would be getting a limited release it looked as though the movie would wind up becoming one of Hollywood's legendary "lost films." Because of all this drama, one man in Cincinnati, Ohio thought that he could take advantage by buying movie tickets in bulk and scalp them at the local theater. As you may have already figured out, this plan backfired in rather spectacular fashion. Local news station Wcpo in Cincinnati has picked up the story Jason Best, who spent $650 on tickets for The Interview last week and wound up finding his plan blow up in his face when Sony released the film through Google Play and YouTube. No longer able to scalp them online...
- 12/28/2014
- cinemablend.com
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