This movie is going to easily pass the $200M marker this weekend. I am estimating that the sales domestically will generate about $300M-$350M. the foreign market will easily generate another $100M and the after market sales will bring in another $50M. And...there my friends are low estimates.
This fim cannot be easily measured for revenue flow...just like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, a low budget film made for $5M and then grossed $265M because of its ethnic culture impact. The culture impact of “American Sniper” is that the vast majority of Americans honor, respect and understand the stress and strain our girls & boys go through in defedning us and the nation.
The Academy will make a massive mistake if it does not honor the film as the best and Bradley Cooper as best actor. Clint Eastwood should have be a nominee for best director. The Academy members dhould “Write -In” Eastwood as the best Director, Failure to recognize Mr. Eastwood will further diminish the “Tinsel Town, Obamabot, low life, in the hearts and sould of the majority of the American people!!!
Good points.
500 mill global for Eastwood? At least it ain’t going to the left.