XAVIERSWORLD BOX-OFFICE REPORT American Sniper hit a bulls-eye at the weekend box office. 1. American Sniper - $90.2 million 2. The Wedding Ringer - $21 million 3. Paddington - $19.3 million 4. Taken 3 - $14 million 5. Selma - $8.3 million American Sniper hit a bulls-eye at the weekend box office. The Oscar-nominated war drama, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper as real-life military sharpshooter Chris Kyle, broke several records in its first weekend in wide release. With $90.2 million between Friday and Monday, the film had the best three-day opening ever for a January release and the biggest January weekend ever. It could have the best R-rated four-day opening in history. Its also the biggest opening in Eastwoods career. Warner Bros. executive Dan Fellman tells Variety, The movie has become a cultural phenomenon. It tore apart the record book and not by a little. By an enormous amount. Meanwhile, The Wedding Ringer opened in a distant second with $21 million. Paddington debuted in third with $19.3 million. Last weekends top movie, Taken 3, dropped to fourth with $14 million. Selma, which earned a best picture Oscar nomination, dropped from second to fifth with $8.3 million.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:39:57 +0000
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