Aquí los récords que American Sniper rompió con su estreno:
The largest MLK opening weekend ever with a projected $105 million. The previous record was Kevin Hart’s Ride Along with $48.6 million over the four-day weekend in 2014.
The largest January weekend ever. The previous record was James Cameron’s Avatar with $68.5 million in 2010.
The largest R-rated four-day weekend ever. The previous record for the restricted rating was Hangover Part II which made $103.4 million over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2011.
The largest drama opening weekend ever. The previous record was Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ with $83.8 million in 2004.
The largest MLK weekend for IMAX ever. The $11.5 IMAX million total beat the previous MLK weekend record held by Avatar with $9.7 million in 2010.
The largest R-rated IMAX opening weekend ever. The previous record was Prometheus with $9.1 million in June of 2012.
Clint Eastwood’s biggest debut. American Sniper surpassed Gran Torino, which earned $29.5 million for the Oscar-winning director in 2008. On its first night of wide release Friday, American Sniper made $30.5 million.
