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‘American Sniper’ Surprises Box Office

American SniperClint Eastwood‘s record-breaking American Sniper continues to astound at the North American box office, where it earned an estimated $90.2 million for the three-day weekend for a projected $105.2 million debut over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend — double what it was expected to do and smashing numerous records.

The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 18, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1American SniperWarner Bros.$90,205,0003,55525,374$93,629,778
2Wedding Ringer, TheSony$21,000,0003,0036,993$21,000,000
3PaddingtonThe Weinstein Company$19,287,0003,3035,839$19,287,000
4Taken 320th Century Fox$14,050,0003,5943,909$62,836,917
5SelmaParamount$8,300,0002,2353,713$25,964,030
6Imitation Game, TheThe Weinstein Company$7,192,0001,6114,464$50,798,308
7Into The WoodsDisney$6,542,0002,7582,372$114,295,669
8Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five ArmiesWarner Bros.$4,860,0002,2202,189$244,537,115
9UnbrokenUniversal$4,267,2802,6021,640$108,609,910
10BlackhatUniversal$4,032,1902,5671,570$4,032,190
11Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb20th Century Fox$3,825,0002,4371,569$104,773,106
12AnnieSony$1,900,0001,5851,198$82,080,012

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