(Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. will see its holiday box office sales blunted after Brad Pitt's "Fury" and the unreleased "Annie" were stolen by hackers and leaked online.
The World War II drama "Fury" was downloaded 500,000 times since the Nov. 25 cyberattack on Sony's film-and-TV studio, according to the news site TorrentFreak. The leaks, which also include the upcoming "Still Alice," and "Mr. Turner," will draw viewers from unit that has been one of Sony's most reliable profit-makers, with gross ticket revenue up 13% this year, according to Box Office Mojo.
"There will be an impact on Sony Picture's box office revenue for this year due to hacking and the leaks," said Hideki Yasuda, a Tokyo-based analyst for Ace Research Institute. "It will be a one-time impact and won't drag on too long."
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