'American Sniper' sets Super Bowl weekend box-office record

For the third week in a row, the hit Clint Eastwood directed film, “American Sniper,” is at the top of the weekend box-office charts, earning an estimated $31 million:

American Sniper Makes It to a Third Week on Top of the Box Office http://t.co/rPGj0QN1Fz

— Vulture (@vulture) February 1, 2015

'American Sniper' brings in $31.9M during #SuperBowl weekend; now $248.9M in 6 weeks: http://t.co/D1S8nerMnE pic.twitter.com/I9GxR120HE

— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2015

And the film now holds the record for top box-office ticket sales over a Super Bowl weekend, beating out … well … it’s just important that “American Sniper” is No. 1:

"American Sniper" Takes Out Miley Cyrus Record at Super Bowl Weekend Box Office http://t.co/Ga3WKMXRaL pic.twitter.com/AmVksb2pi6

— Gossip Cop (@GossipCop) February 1, 2015

FWIW, the “Hannah Montana” movie came out in 2009, which featured the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Arizona Cardinals.

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