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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 25:  General view of the Plaza Theatre marquee during Sony Pictures' release of "The Interview"  at the Plaza Theatre on, Christmas Day, December 25, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Sony hackers have been releasing stolen information and threatened attacks on theaters that screened the film.  (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 25: General view of the Plaza Theatre marquee during Sony Pictures’ release of “The Interview” at the Plaza Theatre on, Christmas Day, December 25, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Sony hackers have been releasing stolen information and threatened attacks on theaters that screened the film. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
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“My favorite part about the “Interview” kerfuffle is watching Serious People engage with a lowbrow stoner comedy for the first time.”

– Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist, in a tweet Friday. The controversial movie “The Interview” appears to be a hit just two days after being released online and in select theaters despite many poor reviews. Sure, the film is chock full of butt jokes, f-bombs and exploding heads, but for many, quality is not the point:

At top: The marquee at Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)