SpongeBob Shoots Down American Sniper From Weekend Box Office Top Spot, Soaks Up $56 Million

American Sniper was taken down from its top position in the box office by none other than The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, which opened with an impressive haul of $56 million.

The 3D animation movie, which featured the adventures of characters from the long-running cartoon series of Nickelodeon as they leave their underwater home of Bikini Bottom to come onto land, bumped the Clint Eastwood drama from the top spot that it had held on to for three straight weeks.

The previous Spongebob movie, which was released over a decade ago in 2004, took in $140 million worldwide. The new film looks to pick up where the previous one left off, providing audiences with clean, fun family entertainment.