American Sniper just became the highest-grossing movie of 2014


Adding another $4.5 million to its gross over the weekend, American Sniper just passed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 to become the highest-grossing movie released in 2014. To date, American Sniper has grossed $337.2 million.
After a brief limited release in December, American Sniper shattered expectations when it opened wide in January, grossing a whopping $89.6 million on its opening weekend — more than double the projections of analysts. It was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for star Bradley Cooper, and won for Best Sound Editing.
Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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