'The Interview' Makes Whopping $15 Million In Digital Sales

All the Sony hacking uproar surrounding the release of The Interview has paid off.

The production studio announced on Wednesday afternoon that they would not only be releasing the film in select theaters, but they would also be allowing people to purchase and stream the film from home for $5.99. In just the first four days of the comedy's release, The Interview earned $15 million in online sales and rentals, and garnered over 2 million streams.

It's still not looking like Sony will make their money back. The Interview cost about $44 million to make and that doesn't count marketing costs. Prior to security scares, the comedy was to open in 2,000 to 3,000 theaters which would have given the film more of an opportunity to gross more money.

Earlier this month, Sony announced that The Interview -- which depicts Franco and Rogen attempting to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un -- would not be released after a hack leaked embarrassing executive emails, full-length movies and threatened Americans in theaters with 9/11-like attacks if they went to see it. U.S. officials confirmed that North Korea was behind the cyber attack.