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Within a matter of days, it will overtake steven spielbergs wwii classic saving private ryan to become the topgrossing warthemed film of. The clint eastwood film, american sniper, is now the highest grossing war movie of all time at the domestic box office, surpassing steven spielbergs saving private ryan. Mar 11, 2015 while american sniper topped every movie in 2014, the most fascinating stat may be that eastwoods film is the first dramanonfranchise title to be the highest grossing of the year since. But the success of american sniper also is a textbook example of great. American sniper 2014 is a war movie directed by clint eastwood and starring bradley cooper and sienna miller the film is based on the autobiography of the same name by chris kyle, a navy seal who achieved fame and infamy for becoming the most lethal sniper in us military history. While american sniper topped every movie in 2014, the most fascinating stat may be that eastwoods film is the first dramanonfranchise title to be the highest grossing of the year since. American sniper, the topgrossing film in the us last. All time highest grossing films by genre type or subgenre.
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Box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered. American sniper becomes highest grossing film of 2014. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. An rrated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the motion picture association of america. A few other sites post all time boxoffice information, including the internet movie database,, and. May 26, 2016 the us war hero profiled in the highest grossing war movie of all time, american sniper, lied about the medals he received for bravery on the battlefield, the intercept website has reported. American sniper, the topgrossing film in the us last year, is the highest earning war movie of all time. While american sniper showcases kyles military feats, such as his 2,100yard sniper kill, the movie is also about kyles difficulty to assimilate back into civilian society and the government institutions which fail veterans returning from combat. Warner bros also noted today that american sniper is the no. American sniper becomes highest grossing film of 2014 collider. American sniper is the highestgrossing film of 2014. This is a list of the highest grossing rrated films. Feb 29, 2016 the highest grossing rrated film of all time, the passion of the christ has still not been released in israel. American sniper on track to be the highestgrossing war movie of all time.
Within a matter of days, it will overtake steven spielbergs wwii classic saving private ryan to become the top grossing warthemed film of. Overall weekend records daily records miscellaneous records. American sniper is the most successful warthemed film of all time globally, eclipsing steven spielbergs wwii classic saving private ryan, not accounting for. Jan 30, 2015 and its just added another medal to its list of achievements. Domestic international worldwide calendar all time showdowns indices.
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It is now the highestgrossing war film of all time. American sniper is the highestgrossing 2014 domestic release. Surprisingly, these values intersect more often than not and some of the greatest war movies of all time are also some of the highest grossing but not always. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, chris finds that it is the war he cant leave behind. The movie was given a limited release on december 25 and a wide release on january 16.
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American sniper is the highest grossing domestic movie of 2014 posted on monday, march 9th, 2015 by germain lussier from august 2014 until january 2015, guardians of the galaxy was the. Success for sniper and paddington at the us box office, while the hobbit. Worldwide, it is the highestgrossing war film of all time. The war drama is poised to surpass the most recent edition of the hunger games as 2014s top grossing release, analysts say.
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