Posted on 01/23/2015 1:04:24 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
Three new wide releases hit theaters this weekend, though none of them have the slightest chance of taking first place away from American Sniper.
Among those new releases, The Boy Next Door seems to have the edge; the Jennifer Lopez thriller should wind up in second place with at least $15 million. Meanwhile, Mortdecai and Strange Magic will likely wind up below $10 million.
American Sniper opened to a stunning $89.3 million last weekend, which ranks second all-time for an R-rated movie behind The Matrix Reloaded. It has also held well through the week—its $7.55 million Wednesday haul is very impressive—which is usually a good indicator of a strong second weekend.
To help meet the high demand, American Sniper is expanding to 3,705 theaters, which is the widest release ever for an R-rated movie. Based on the mid-week performance, it's likely that the movie earns at least $50 million this weekend. If it gets closer to $60 million, it will put the movie on track for at least $300 million total. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at boxofficemojo.com ...
Remember everyone, it is racist to go see American Sniper instead of Selma.
Glad to see it’s doing this well.
I think it’s OK if you just send money to the Selma producers without looking at the flick. Call it reparations.
Well, since they’ve called us racists for the past 6 years & more, we’re free to go. I went yesterday afternoon. Terrific movie!
Let’s see now...go see a movie of a man that at least did some good for the country...or...go see a bunch of black racists try to tear down this country and do it harm...hmmm....
I’ll be part of this “fight”...gonna see it tomorrow.
Hoped the crowds would thin out, but as long as I get a seat above the 10th row, I’m good.
I may go see it just to piss off the left.
Clint Eastwood is a generally good man, though I consider him a big time RINO on social issues. I wish he could see that human life, though unborn, is sacred...as well as the marriage God instituted. (Am I assuming too much? I remember reading how he ripped into religious folk for their beliefs.)
The film the left praised him for, “Million Dollar Baby” was one that left me depressed...and the Broadway laden “Jersey Boys” was _okay_...not great....I did like “Gran Torino”, though.
Better than Fast and Furious 6?
They are already hyping Salmah...
In the British market to open Feb 6
[Better than Fast and Furious 6?]
“Fast & Furious 6” did $97,375,245 its opening weekend, a total of $238,679,850 in U.S. sales, and $550,000,000 foreign for a total of $788,679,850. The writer is saying “Sniper” is second for R rated movies. “Fast & Furious 6” was PG-13.
Jeez and I was just kidding.
Frankly, if Freepers were not talking about Selma, I would have not known about it. lol.
OMG, Jersey Boys was OK? I thought it was great - of course I was raised during the 60s and to me Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons were the BEST......sorry, to disagree! LOL
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it....and as a fan of the music, I learned a LOT about how the band and business worked...
Just could have done without the language, etc. But it was enjoyable.
Not sure about this article. According to this post from yesterday, American Sniper, pulled in $107.2 million last weekend:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3249693/posts
I’ve read the same thing from multiple sources; also, just read that the projected take for this weekend (based on Friday’s earnings) is going to be around $62M more. The lefties are not pleased.....LOL
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