'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water' Shoots Down 'American Sniper' For Top Box Office Spot — mtv.com

Three new movies had “American Sniper” and its reign at the box office in it sights, but it was “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water” that squeezed off the kill shot. Paramount Pictures’ animated Nickelodeon movie earned an impressive $56 million in North America for its debut weekend, pushing Clint Eastwood’s Navy SEAL drama, which took in $24.2 million in its fourth week of wide release, off the top spot after three weeks at No. 1.

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