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‘American Sniper’: 5 Reasons for Historic Breakout at Box Office
the wrap ^ | 1/18/15 | todd cunningham

Posted on 01/18/2015 1:48:09 PM PST by TurboZamboni

The electrifying $90.2 million wide opening of “American Sniper” – shattering records for the best January openings by tens of millions of dollars — stunned box office analysts and even distributor Warner Bros. Sunday.

“We’ve never seen anything like this,” Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. told TheWrap.

The Clint Eastwood-directed Iraq War saga starring Bradley Cooper was on pace to top $100 million over the four-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend, uncharted territory for a movie at this time of year. It was an explosive and historic start for Village Roadshow’s R-rated “American Sniper,” which was adapted by Jason Hall from the late U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s autobiography.

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americansniper; bradleycooper; clinteastwood; cooper; eastwood; fuventura; kyle; movie; warnerbros
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To: bray

I took my 11 year old son and we thought it was awesome. Tears filled my eyes a few times during the movie. I did two Iraq tours but it was nothing like what those SEALs and Marines went through in Falluja and Ramadi. They were extremely brave. I agree that it was the best war movie ever. It was an Eastwood masterpiece and I’m happy to see the liberals freaking out about it.


81 posted on 01/18/2015 6:16:21 PM PST by gcraig (Freedom is not free)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

We just got back. I pretty much cried through the whole thing. My son got back from Afghanistan in November, and some of it was REALLY hard to watch. But it was really well done. God bless Taya and the kids.


82 posted on 01/18/2015 6:26:51 PM PST by Marie Antoinette (:)
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To: TEXOKIE

I’m bookmarking the page so I can scroll through for the future thread. You’re on the list.


83 posted on 01/18/2015 6:29:37 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: TurboZamboni
While we patiently wait for all Freepers to see this movie, enjoy a more technical review of the movie. No spoilers are in this commentary. Also, check out the GA Precision rifle lineup.
84 posted on 01/18/2015 6:35:03 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: TurboZamboni
I haven't seen this film yet, but I'm not surprised that it did well.

Just from the little parts that are shown in the previews, you can tell that it is well done. Can't wait to see it.

85 posted on 01/18/2015 6:49:57 PM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: TurboZamboni
I loved the book and the movie, I love Kyle, appreciate his service and I'm very sorry for his family.

That being said, if I were an Iraqi of any stripe, guilty or innocent, I would find life unbearable with guys like Kyle on the rooftops. Imagine the agony of fear invoked by the DC snipers but with the Army, Air Force and Marines behind them.

I suppose that kind of imposition would be justified during a siege in a place like Fallujah or Sadr City.

86 posted on 01/18/2015 7:27:48 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: TurboZamboni

I hope his wife is getting a big piece of this do she can pay off that nauseating vampire Ventura.


87 posted on 01/18/2015 7:38:25 PM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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To: Marie Antoinette

God bless you and your son. Many thanks for his service.


88 posted on 01/18/2015 8:03:24 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: ctdonath2

One of the reasons to see it at the theater is to SUPPORT IT -

Every ticket bought is a spit in the eye of our ‘enemies domestic” It’s a STATEMENT to the libTards, not to mention produces another grinding of teeth in the “O” office.

Don’t you think you could bestir yourself enough for that? If you don’t want to ‘go’ to the theater - go to the box office and buy a ticket - go home and frame it.


89 posted on 01/18/2015 10:08:50 PM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
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To: rabidralph

THanks so much!


90 posted on 01/19/2015 9:16:20 AM PST by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: tm61

“saw where some pos academy voter, said he would not vote for Eastwod due to his anti Obama appearance at RNC convention”


No way to squeeze more wattage out of a dim bulb.


91 posted on 01/19/2015 10:00:52 AM PST by MWestMom (Down, down, down the rabbit hole we go.....)
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To: Bratch
“But if you look at the top 20 locales, you see places like Texas, Oklahoma, Albuquerque, which don’t normally turn out for R-rated films. It played like a superhero movie in places like Dallas, but this time the superhero was real, and that mattered.”

Even their language shows that they have no clue... "it played like"... as if it was a con job, and not something happening that was real and meaningful and wanted. They want to use tricks to sell tickets (like the Seth Rogen *spit* con job for his insipid movie), and don't even care to try to make anything that people will want to see, on its own merits.

92 posted on 01/19/2015 10:09:47 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: TurboZamboni
This movie works on a lot of levels. For me it shows how f-ing stupid Iraqi arabs are. By fighting the US occupation they succeeded in getting US President Caesar O'Bastardi to cut and run from Babylon. Now what? they get overrun by Islamic crazy people ISIS. Can I say LOL? Is that appropriate?

Dear world, the best thing that can happen to you is to lose a war to the US. We will rebuild you and make your country better. OTH Fight the occupation and we will leave you to your own devices. See how well that works out...

93 posted on 01/19/2015 10:22:08 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: rabidralph

I’ll be able to buy one of those. As soon as I win the lotto.


94 posted on 01/19/2015 10:49:26 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: TurboZamboni
Aint' that the truth?! But they're nice to look at and to dream about. I have always admired the Accuracy International rifles Once again, a lottery-level buy.
95 posted on 01/19/2015 8:22:32 PM PST by rabidralph
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