- Movie theater stocks move higher on above-average volume.
- The rally is helping to make up for a broad decline yesterday tied to threats from the Sony hackers over U.S. screenings of The Interview.
- Though the four major U.S. theater chains and Canadian firm Cineplex (OTCPK:CPXGF) have all dropped plans to show the movie due to security concerns, there's a buzz among media analysts that a pay-TV operator could strike a VOD deal to rescue Sony Pictures (NYSE:SNE).
- Gainers: Carmike Cinemas (NASDAQ:CKEC) +3.3%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) +2.6%, Regal Entertainment (NYSE:RGC) +1.9%, AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) +4.4%, Marcus Corp. (NYSE:MCS) +1.3%.