Box office: Bradley Cooper's controversial post-9/11 war film grossed five times more than Mark Wahlberg's $149 million Navy Seal drama

A decade ago, Bradley Cooper's post-9/11 war film American Sniper made history. It became the highest-grossing 9/11 film. Although the film was a box office hit, it was criticized for glorifying the US soldier who killed over 200 people in the Iraq War. That war was later described as a gratuitous conflict that cost more than a trillion dollars. Over two thousand US soldiers lost their lives. The number of casualties in the Middle East is over four Million.

It was later revealed that George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Chaney had exploited the 9/11 tragedy to launch a war against Iraq. They reportedly made false claims that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and warned that these weapons posed a direct threat to the United States.

However, American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood grossed over 500 million dollars on a budget of 50 million dollars. Bradley Cooper's film grossed 5 times more than Mark Wahberg's post-9/11 drama Lone Survivor, the second highest-grossing film. The film, about Navy SEALs who go on a mission in Afghanistan to take out a Taliban leader, grossed 2.5 times more than the $40 film. Million production budget. Let's take a look at the highest grossing 9/11 films.

On September 11, 2001, terrorists from the militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The heinous attack killed 2,977 people and injured thousands more. The tragic events of September 11 continue to evoke strong reactions in every American. The attack and its aftermath have been extensively documented in numerous films and documentaries so that people can remember and honor the victims of this heinous act.

For over two decades, Hollywood has recreated the tragic events of the September 11 terrorist attack on screen. There are over 50 films that explore the events leading up to the attack and its aftermath, which forever changed the course of U.S. history. The attack led to the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which have been covered in several films.

From Kathryn Bigelow to Clint Eastwood, each 9/11 film was created by passionate filmmakers, each offering a different perspective on the tragedy. Some films were more successful at the box office than others. Here are the 5 highest-grossing 9/11 films (excluding documentaries).

1. American Sniper (2014) – 547.3 million US dollars
2. Lone Survivor (2013) – 149.8 million US dollars
3. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – 134.6 million US dollars
4. 12 Strong (2018) – 71.1 USD – million
5. Deadly Command (2008) – 49.9 million US dollars

Note: Box office figures are based on estimates and various sources. The figures have not been independently verified by Koimoi.

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