Another Record for “American Sniper” at Box Office

Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) — It was another another record weekend for American Sniper at the box office.

The film, starring Bradley Cooper, finished at number one for the third weekend in a row, and it’s estimated $31.9 million take is the best ever for a Super Bowl weekend.

Paddington finished the weekend in second place, while new releases such as Project Almanac and Black or White, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, finished in third and fourth place.

The Loft, a thriller around five married men who decide to secretly share a penthouse loft, finished tenth.

Here are the top ten films of the weekend according to boxofficemojo.com:

1. American Sniper: $31.850 million
2. Paddington: $8.505 million
3. Project Almanac: $8.5 million
4. Black or White: $6.456 million
5. The Boy Next Door: $6.093 million
6. The Wedding Ringer: $5.7 million
7. The Imitation Game: $5.173 million
8. Taken 3: $3.650 million
9. Strange Magic: $3.441 million
10. The Loft: $2.879 million


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