I don't even think it was that. I think enough theater chains opted out, Sony assumed more would follow, and they realized a limited release didn't make financi

I don't even think it was that. I think enough theater chains opted out, Sony assumed more would follow, and they realized a limited release didn't make financial sense. Sony knows the threat against theaters was bullshit. The theaters didn't have much to lose, there's other movies they can put on that screen, and this didn't even look like a good movie anyway. Maybe they just saw an opportunity to put The Hobbit on another screen and used this as an excuse.