American Sniper ($540,700,219)

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.”  However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents.  He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.

Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to “leave no one behind.”  But upon returning to his wife, Taya Renae Kyle (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.

joey con carne wrote:I just saw a TV spot for this that was so annoying:

Baby baby baby baby baby baby

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.


Bradley Cooper dies in the movie. Oh wait, the guy he plays is still alive in real life. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

ForeverBlu wrote:I just don't see the so called greatness, that Hollywood and everyone else does.

UltimateMarvel wrote:First off, fuck everyone hating on Bradley Cooper.

ForeverBlu wrote:Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, well okay then.

American Sniper, the biopic directed by Clint Eastwood, shot to the top of the holiday weekend’s specialty newcomers, easily setting a Christmas record as it became one of 2014’s biggest limited releases. The year’s most unexpected and controversial limited release, The Interview, reported $2.8 million in 331 theaters, for a solid four-day theater average of $8,459, while Martin Luther King biopic Selma had a strong debut with $48K per theater.

American Sniper, which stars Bradley Cooper as the U.S. military’s most lethal sniper, scored the largest Christmas opening ever for any title in fewer than 10 theaters, with a jaw-dropping, $212,500 4-day per-theater average.

ForeverBlu wrote:Meanwhile....


Josh Lucas and Patrick Wilson on the paycheck-to-paycheck Hollywood struggle plan.

SMDH...

WyldeMan wrote:

ForeverBlu wrote:Meanwhile....


Josh Lucas and Patrick Wilson on the paycheck-to-paycheck Hollywood struggle plan.

SMDH...

Thats cause good as they are they tend to do complete shit. Especially their choices of TV which is complete and utter garbage every time.

ForeverBlu wrote:At least Patrick has signed on for S2 of Fargo.

“I wish there was a universe where American Sniper wasn’t in it!” cried one distribution exec this morning after their movie came up short this weekend.  “I actually like this universe we’re living in!” beamed Warner Bros.’ distribution EVP Jeff Goldstein over the third wide weekend of impressive results for Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper. The Village Roadshow co-production made another B.O. touchdown as the highest grossing film ever over Super Bowl weekend with $31.85M. Traditionally the Big  Game frame is a challenging one for movies, however most titles make most of their dough during Friday and Saturday.  The Warner Bros./Village Roadshow film is expected to eclipse Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert‘s first weekend of $31.12M, the previous title to mint the most over Super Bowl FSS. The cume for American Sniper will be just under $250M by EOD with $248.9M through six weekends. American Sniper saw an amazing 67% hike over its $10M Friday on Saturday with $16.8M.  Because of Super Bowl, the film’s Sunday is expected to drop 70%.

WyldeMan wrote:One thing is very clear, following the smashing success of American Sniper we can expect there to be a lot of tv shows and movies centered around snipers going into production over the next year.

Rusty Cunt wrote:I love sniper flicks. I actually watched Enemy at the Gates last week. Enjoyed it when it was released, but it doesn't hold up well. My biggest gripe is the language. It shouldn't have been in English.

I liked Berringer's Sniper series, and Sabotage with Mark Dacascas.

Rusty Cunt wrote:I fucking loathed Shooter - except for Kate Mara in her underwear.

I had actually read that book, and once it was announced I was pumped to hell. Unfortunately Hollywood churned out a turd. Same goes for Jack Reacher. Great source material, crap final product.

Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of two men, including Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle, the protagonist of Clint Eastwood’s best picture Oscar nominee American Sniper. Routh was promptly sentenced to life in prison without parole.  The jury began deliberations at 7:36 p.m. ET.  The murder occurred at a Texas firing range two years ago. Kyle, 38, and his friend Chad Littlefield, 35, who was also killed, took Routh to the firing range for therapeutic purposes. They were dead when officers responded to a 911 call. Prior to his death, Kyle was involved in helping former troops suffering from PTSD.

Defense attorneys for Routh said he had a long history of mental illness, however, prosecutors dismissed that claim saying that Routh knew the difference between right and wrong.  Jurors had three choices of guilty, not guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity.

The trial comes in the wake of American Sniper‘s release at the box office where it has broken several January records, becoming Eastwood and Bradley’s Cooper’s highest grossing live action film of all-time with $320.8M. The film won an Oscar for best sound editing on Sunday. Pic was based on Kyle’s bestselling book.  Kyle is known as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history with 160 confirmed kills in Iraq.