Angelina Jolie’s World War II drama Unbroken and Disney’s Into the Woods are feeling plenty of cheer at the Christmas Day box office, where they are dominating the action. Early Thursday estimates show Unbroken grossing $9 million to $11 million for the day from 3,131 theaters. The other high-profile Christmas Day release is Sony’s The Interview, the controversial R-rated comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as two bumbling journalists hired by the CIA to assassinate North Korean president Kim Jong-un. Sony pulled the movie last week from its Dec. 25 release after the group behind the unprecedented hack attack of Sony threatened theaters. However, after President Barack Obama criticized Sony for caving, the studio announced Tuesday it will release The Interview in more than 330 independent theaters and on VOD.
