Scoring the best second wide weekend ever for an R-rated film, American Sniper [AMSNP] crossed $200.1 million with an estimated $64.4 million. The war biopic slipped just 28% from last weekend, the best of any film opening above $85 million. Word of mouth will continue to bring non-tradition moviegoers to American Sniper.
The Boy Next Door [BOYND] debuted in second place with $15.0 million. Connecting with its target demographic, the audience was 45% Latinos, 71% female, and 65% over the age of 25.
Paddington [PADTN] stayed in third at $12.4 million, down 35% from its debut. The bear has banked $40.1 million.
The Wedding Ringer [WEDRN] dropped 47% to $11.0 million and fourth overall. The comedy has earned $39.5 million.
Strange Magic [STMGC] grossed $5.5 million to open at the seventh spot. Mortdecai [MRTDC] crashed and burned at ninth with only $4.1 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | AMERICAN SNIPER | $64,365,000 | $200,137,000 |
| 2 | THE BOY NEXT DOOR | $15,000,530 | $15,000,530 |
| 3 | PADDINGTON | $12,391,000 | $40,062,430 |
| 4 | THE WEDDING RINGER | $11,000,000 | $39,500,000 |
| 5 | TAKEN 3 | $7,600,000 | $76,051,000 |
| 6 | THE IMITATION GAME | $7,136,000 | $60,642,281 |
| 7 | STRANGE MAGIC | $5,534,000 | $5,534,000 |
| 8 | SELMA | $5,500,000 | $39,220,000 |
| 9 | MORDECAI | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 |
| 10 | INTO THE WOODS | $3,886,000 | $121,494,000 |
| 11 | THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES | $2,805,000 | $249,576,000 |
| 12 | UNBROKEN | $2,055,680 | $112,420,845 |
Tag(s): AMSNP, BOYND, PADTN, WEDRN, STMGC, MRTDC