but lawsuits can be filed just about anytime a person feels they were wronged by another person or entity.

would the suits have been successful? i dunno. it'd turn in part on whether Sony exposed movie patrons to an unreasonable risk of harm by showing the movie. that could depend in part on how credible the threats were/are and what Sony knew about the threats' credibility.

at this point i wouldn't be surprised if Sony and/or theater owners asked patrons to sign an assumption of risk waiver before entering any theater or complex showing The Interview. i dunno that the waivers would hold up but Sony and/or theater owners may want them signed anyway. or maybe just posting signs in the theater or complex is enough. again, i have no idea if the waivers or postings will protect Sony or the theater owners from being found civilly liable for damages should ppl be hurt by action taken by terrorists in the wake of the decision to show and watch the movie.