‘American Sniper’ breaks January box office records

It is the largest box office debut for an Eastwood-directed film, easily lapping his “Gran Torino,” which opened to sales of $29.4 million in 2009.

As for Cooper, “Sniper” is his biggest live action opening passing 2011’s “The Hangover Part II.”

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