'American Sniper' holds top box office spot.

• Author: Lang, Derrik J.
• Position: News

Byline: DERRIK J. LANG

LOS ANGELES -- ''American Sniper'' hit the mark with moviegoers again.

The military drama starring Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle topped the box office for a second weekend in a row with $64.4 million in first place, according to studio estimates Sunday.

''American Sniper'' is up for six Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for Cooper. The total haul for the Warner Bros. film now stands at $200.1 million. ''American Sniper'' also earned an additional $17.6 million in 16 international territories, including Australia, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

''We've never quite seen anything like this at this time of year,'' said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at box-office tracker Rentrak. '''American Sniper' is helping to propel the box office, which is already 9.3 percent ahead of the same time last year.''

The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, already broke box-office records when it expanded to wide release last...