The Clint Eastwood-directed “American Sniper,” already the highest-grossing war movie domestically, surpassed the $100 million mark at the overseas box office this weekend.
That’s significant achievement for a film about the U.S. military, which is typically more lightning rod than movie star in many foreign countries.
The $108 million overseas haul, coupled with its $320 million domestic take, raised the global total for the Iraq War saga starring Bradley Cooper to $428 million for Warner Bros.
The merits of “American Sniper” are clear, and it’s going into Sunday’s Academy Awards with nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), Best Adapted Screenplay (Jason Dean Hall) among its six.