Watching all the best picture nominations while our kids are at grandmas over the entire weekend. American sniper is a 2014 american biographical war drama film directed by clint eastwood. The top 20 films per rentrak theatrical ranked by 4day gross. Jan 20, 2015 american sniper, clint eastwoods iraq war film starring bradley cooper, opened last weekend to a small measure of controversy and an epic public response. Based on the book by former navy seal chris kyle who was murdered by another soldier with posttraumatic stress disorder in 20, the film. American sniper written by jason hall based on the book. Mustafa is syrian and chris spends a good portion of the film trying to kill him. Navy seal chris kyle, and the source for clint eastwoods blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture from 1999 to 2009, u.
American sniper is officially the highestgrossing movie. The book says a lot about attitudes to war, to islam, and to the military. Rentrak theatrical filed the weekend s actuals with warner bros. Usually by the second weekend, studios can have an idea of what the final gross may be now that factors such as wordofmouth and increased competition are starting to show. The following is a list of the highestgrossing second weekends for films. Biggest weekend at the domestic box office for based on. American sniper is almost as controversial as the war in iraq. Dedication i dedicate this book to my wife, taya, and my kids for sticking it out with me. The download links the american sniper pdf is below.
Photo by columbia pictures the two biggest mlk holiday moneymakers are american sniper and bad boys for life. American sniper is a certified blockbuster, but thats. Military history is an autobiography by united states navy seal chris kyle, written with scott mcewen and jim defelice. The really sad reason why american snipers original. American sniper book sales see continued bump from movies. The recordbreaking box office weekend for american sniper has helped boost sales of the book the film was based on. With 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the pentagon, kyle is the deadliest marksman in u. Why the american sniper box office blowout is even.
Our first viewing was american sniper at the theater at 9. American sniper rules weekend box office again usa today. American snipers box office success last weekend was driven by. Id also like to dedicate it to the memory of my seal brothers.
Going into the weekend, clint eastwoods american sniper was expected to handily dominate at the box office. American sniper propelled the 2015 box office, in its first 19 days, 3. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, chris finds that it is the war he cant leave behind. The true story of the man at the center of clint eastwoods recent biopic, american sniper, doesnt have a happy ending. Meanwhile, he meets the gorgeous taya sienna miller in a bar and soon they get married and have two children. American sniper is officially the highestgrossing movie of. American sniper is a book likely to attract commentary be it criticism or admiration for a long time to come. It is now on pace to upend records for the martin luther king holiday and for the.
Navy seal chris kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in united states military history. The film follows the life of kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in u. However, the initial numbers were based on the estimated weekend gross. Playing on 425 screens, the bradley cooperstarrer has the best perscreen average in the market and surpassed all. Daily weekend weekly monthly quarterly yearly seasons holidays american sniper navy s. Jan 20, 2015 the recordbreaking box office weekend for american sniper has helped boost sales of the book the film was based on. American sniper surpasses multiple records at the box office. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. American sniper faces backlash for alleged prowar bias msnbc. American sniper full movie download free american choices. The clint eastwood iraq war drama is expected to rise to second place by the end of the weekend. The bigbudget pic will have a tough time recovering from a dismal debut over the martin luther king jr. Wb had acquired the rights to the book with bradley cooper set to produce and star in the screen adaptation.
American sniper faces backlash for alleged prowar bias. Military history i purchased this book in the hope it would be a thrilling insight into the life of a navy seal who is the inspiration for the film of the same name starring bradley cooper. Chris kyle bradley cooper was nothing more than a texas man who dreamt of becoming. It took a guy living in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea to knock out longrunning champ american sniper from the top spot at the box office this weekend. He travels four times to iraq and during his tours, he protects american soldiers with his precise shooting and becomes a legend. Rentrak theatrical filed the weekends actuals with warner bros. Dec 25, 2014 daily weekend weekly monthly quarterly yearly seasons holidays american sniper navy s. They had signs about baby killers and murderers and whatever, protesting the troops who were going over to fight. Why the american sniper box office blowout is even bigger. American sniper is highest grossing war movie of all time. Experts were predicting huge numbers for the film, maybe even north of. Chris kyle tells his story with the same courage and grit he displayed in life and on the battlefield. American sniper shot down another boxoffice record.
Bad boys for life achieved two milestones this weekend. American sniper surpasses multiple records at the box. Jan 18, 2015 american sniper, clint eastwoods wardrama thats nominated for six oscars, was the topgrossing movie in the u. American sniper opened wide after a recordbreaking run on limited release and it topped expectations. With the impressive tagline of the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u. Biggest weekend at the domestic box office for based on factual bookarticle movies where data and the movie business meet. It was widely reported american sniper beat out miley cyrus and hannah montana. This chart contains the top 100 domestic weekends for based on factual bookarticle movies. American sniper is a 2014 american biographical war drama film directed by clint eastwood and written by jason hall. American sniper and selma help give limited releases a major christmas jolt.
Top based on factual bookarticle domestic top based on factual bookarticle day domestic other domestic biggest weekend by source. Im not sure if theres a record on file for a movies biggest jump in gross from one weekend to the next, but american snipers 15,466% rise. List of highestgrossing second weekends for films wikipedia. Military history chris kyle with scott mcewen and jim defelice. Big box office for american sniper boosts book sales. American sniper, clint eastwoods wardrama thats nominated for six oscars, was the topgrossing movie in the u. American sniper, clint eastwoods iraq war film starring bradley cooper, opened last weekend to a small measure of controversy and an epic public response. Clint eastwood an amazingly detailed account of fighting in iraqa humanizing, brave story thats extremely readable. American sniper continues its remarkable ride, taking the box office for a third weekend and setting a super bowl weekend record clint eastwoods film. Differences between american sniper book vs movie page 1.
Lowestgrossing best picture nominees since category expansion. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, chris finds that it is the war he cant leave behind. With bradley cooper, sienna miller, kyle gallner, cole konis. American sniper counting a fourweek cume through yesterday of. Big box office for american sniper boosts book sales business. Box office records domestic all movies biggest weekend by source top based on factual bookarticle weekend domestic biggest weekend at the domestic box office for based on factual bookarticle movies see also.
Furthermore, american sniper has been nominated for six academy awards, including the prestigious best picture award. The wedding ringer our box office predictions for the weekend of january 1618, where the nationwide release of american sniper will face off against the wedding ringer. Everything was perfect except for the stupid fake baby. Oscarnominated american sniper wins top box office.
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