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'American Sniper' Is On Track To Break Records
Business Insider ^ | 01/18/2015 | Zach Noble

Posted on 01/17/2015 7:16:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind

The Clint Eastwood-directed “American Sniper” raked in $30.5 million in its wide-release debut Friday, putting it on track to earn up to $80 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the Hollywood Reporter trumpeted Saturday.

That could put the war movie on track for the biggest January opening ever.

Over at Forbes, Scott Mendelson offered some context:

Going into yesterday, the biggest opening weekend for a movie Clint Eastwood directed and/or starred in is Gran Torino, which opened in wide release in January 2009 with $29.5 million. The biggest January debut weekend was Ride Along, which earned $48m over the Fri-Sun frame of its $48m Fri-Mon MLK weekend last year. The biggest opening day in January was Cloverfield‘s $17.16m Friday as part of its (at the time) record-breaking $40m debut frame in 2008. The biggest single day was Avatar‘s $25.8m on January 2nd during its third weekend of release back in 2010. The biggest R-rated openings of all-time are Hannibal ($58m), 300 ($70m), The Passion of the Christ ($83m Fri-Sun during its $125m Wed-Sun bow) The Hangover part II ($85m Fri-Sun during its $135m Thurs-Mon bow), and The Matrix Reloaded ($91m Fri-Sun during its $134m Thurs-Sun bow). Unless I’m forgetting one, the biggest non-comic book, non-fantasy/sci-fi action movie debuts are Fast & Furious 6 ($97.3m), Skyfall ($88.3m), Fast Five ($86.1m), Fast & Furious ($70.9m), Quantum of Solace ($67m), The Bourne Ultimatum ($69m), and Mission: Impossible II ($57.8m). With those numbers in mind, Mendelson wrote, the haul of “American Sniper” is particularly impressive and proves that “a blockbuster can come from anywhere.”

“American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, has nabbed a slew of Academy Award nominations and has an A+ CinemaScore rating in every possible category, the Hollywood Reporter noted.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: americansniper; boxoffice; bradleycooper; clinteastwood; warnerbros
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1 posted on 01/17/2015 7:16:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Going to see it Tuesday.


2 posted on 01/17/2015 7:20:30 PM PST by Guenevere
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To: SeekAndFind

My 17 yr old son and his friends are going to see it Monday, they are out of school that day. I think I’ll go see it too and I rarely go to the movies . . . I bet last 10 movies I went to were DISNEY.


3 posted on 01/17/2015 7:21:06 PM PST by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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To: Guenevere

Just got back. Place was packed and everyone left in complete silence. I’m still choked up. It was very well done.


4 posted on 01/17/2015 7:22:24 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: SeekAndFind

Meanwhile, obama screens “Selma” at the White House and it doesn’t help.


5 posted on 01/17/2015 7:23:33 PM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: SeekAndFind

“That could put the war movie on track for the biggest January opening ever. “


I thought this movie opened in December.

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6 posted on 01/17/2015 7:24:56 PM PST by Mears
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To: SeekAndFind

Saw it this afternoon and it was fabulous. Very, very well done.


7 posted on 01/17/2015 7:28:20 PM PST by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: Mears

Opened in select theatres on 12/25 and went widespread 01/16.


8 posted on 01/17/2015 7:30:29 PM PST by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: ryan71

Thanks.


9 posted on 01/17/2015 7:31:08 PM PST by Mears
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To: SeekAndFind

Great movie. It was a packed house, and when the movie ended people left in absolute silence.


10 posted on 01/17/2015 7:33:05 PM PST by bunnie911 (“But resist, we much…we must…and we will much…about…that...be committed.”)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Great movie, IMHO. Packed theater where I went. Applause from the audience at the end and then silence. I rarely go to the theater. Last time I went it was to see Lone Survivor.


11 posted on 01/17/2015 7:35:28 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (When the hell do I get MY white privilege? I'm tired of busting my @$$ for a living.)
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I know I will get smeared by this, but I watched this "film" and I just don't get it. It wasn't that good. It was a decent film, sure, but to the acclaim it is getting I just don't get.
I am sorry for the guys loss, truly. This film just doesn't convey "greatness" however.

Dawning fireproof suit now.....

12 posted on 01/17/2015 7:38:10 PM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: bunnie911

Just saw it, and exactly the same response in my theater, except for the sounds of a few people sniffling. If you can get through it without tearing up, I’d say there’s something wrong with you.


13 posted on 01/17/2015 7:39:37 PM PST by SoCalTransplant (Either the parasites kill the host, or the host removes the parasites. By amputation if needed.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I saw and liked this as well. I posted yesterday how impressed I was by Clint’s direction and realism.
One thing I did not write earlier is this; the most significant theme or background music to this movie is best described as rapid blasts of gunfire. The timing and the volume of these gunblasts was enough to make a viewer jump out of their seat at times. The gunfire was multidirectional, meaning it wasn’t always emitted from the same speakers on the same sides of the theater.


14 posted on 01/17/2015 7:48:26 PM PST by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t go to the movies much anymore, but I’m definitely going to go see this one. Eastwood’s proven to be a top flight director over the years.


15 posted on 01/17/2015 7:55:39 PM PST by DemforBush (You're gonna wrestle SHUTE?!? Shute's a monster! A genuine geratoid!)
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To: SeekAndFind
i'd been happier if it followed the book more, there was no need to change it
16 posted on 01/17/2015 7:56:08 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Mears

Only in limited release, in New York and LA, for awards consideration. From what I hear, it did extremely well, despite the fact it was playing in very liberal cities. This is the film’s first weekend in wide release.


17 posted on 01/17/2015 8:01:32 PM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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To: SeekAndFind

Well worth it....


18 posted on 01/17/2015 8:11:18 PM PST by wyowolf
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To: SeekAndFind

I saw it tonight in a sold out suburban DC mall theater. I always have to close my eyes during firefights. Such a hero and patriot. The audience applauded where appropriate and filed out in silence, too.


19 posted on 01/17/2015 8:15:41 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Once you feel you know everything, you’re done.
You’re either repetitive, boring, or both.”

Clint Eastwood

Man, from directing musical numbers in Jersey Boys (also great) to this movie, Eastwood is a marvel. The guy just gets better with age.


20 posted on 01/17/2015 8:21:40 PM PST by I cannot think of a name
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