Jan. 19: ‘American Sniper’ moves into top spot at weekend box office
Posted January 19, 2015 7:57 am.
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After three weekends in extremely limited release, director Clint Eastwood’s multi-Oscar-nominated military biopic, American Sniper, breaks out to take spot. Film critic Leslie James takes a look at the weekend box office.
Jan. 16-18, 2015 estimated weekend grosses (Data courtesy of: Rentrak Corporation):
Movie | This week | Last week | Weekend gross | Cumulative gross | Weeks in release |
American Sniper | 1 | 21 | $90,205,000 | $40,400,000 | 4 |
The Wedding Ringer | 2 | – | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 1 |
Paddington | 3 | – | $19,287,000 | $19,287,000 | 1 |
Taken 3 | 4 | 1 | $14,050,000 | $62,836,917 | 2 |
Selma | 5 | 2 | $8,300,000 | $25,964,030 | 4 |