Clint Eastwood’s R-rated Iraq War drama “American Sniper” opened like a superhero movie, taking in a record $105.3 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. four-day weekend. The film’s success obliterated forecasts and set numerous box-office records. It easily surpassed “Avatar” to become the biggest January weekend ever.
This was actually the third week of release for “American Sniper,” which played in just a handful of theaters for two weeks.
