--- title: American Sniper Chris Kyle: Wife 'Overwhelmed with Gratitude' description: Wife of American sniper Chris Kyle 'overwhelmed with gratitude' over film's success canonical: https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-19T21:52:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:41:37.228Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Wife of American Sniper Chris Kyle 'Overwhelmed With Gratitude' og:description: Film on late husband earned $90 million-plus at weekend box office og:url: https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9020e3efb7800c1/69877ab6f887dcf9c5e899b0/taya-kyle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: "American Sniper" Washington DC Premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Wife of American Sniper Chris Kyle 'Overwhelmed With Gratitude' twitter:description: Film on late husband earned $90 million-plus at weekend box office twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9020e3efb7800c1/69877ab6f887dcf9c5e899b0/taya-kyle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Wife of Chris Kyle 'Overwhelmed With Gratitude' After _American Sniper_ Success > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Tara Fowler / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Jan 19, 2015 9:52 PM UTC  Taya Kyle, left, and Bradley Cooper attend the opening of American Sniper at the Burke Theater at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Jan. 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. Taya Kyle, left, and Bradley Cooper attend the opening of American Sniper at the Burke Theater at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Jan. 13, 2015 in Washington, DC.Larry French—Getty Images by [Tara Fowler / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Jan 19, 2015 9:52 PM UTC Taya Kyle is thrilled by the success of _American Sniper_. The film, which took in more than $90 million at the box office this weekend, tells the story of Taya’s late husband, [Navy SEAL Chris Kyle](http://www.people.com/article/american-sniper-chris-kyle-story-behind-bradley-cooper-role), who is widely regarded as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history. “I am overwhelmed with gratitude and my heart is full,” Taya [posted on Facebook](https://m.facebook.com/HonorChrisKyle/photos/a.404211016306802.92190.401933139867923/830428710351695/?type=1&refid=17) on Sunday. “_American Sniper_ has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris’s life,” she elaborated. “We never expected anything and were always in a moment of stunned silence at the response from all the beautiful people in this world.” Chris served four tours in Iraq before his untimely death at age 38 in 2013, when he was allegedly shot by fellow Marine Eddie Ray Routh. Routh is currently awaiting trial for capital murder. “The only thing I can say is thank you,” Taya added. “Thank you for the love and support of our military. Thank you for being willing to watch the hard stuff and thank you for hearing, seeing, experiencing the life of our military and first responders.” The widow went on to say that she [misses her husband](http://www.people.com/article/american-sniper-chris-kyle-widow-taya-kyle-coping) every day. “You are the man who I couldn’t have even dreamt of because you were/are better than I could have dreamed, the love of my life, my friend, partner and the man who laughed with me through the pain and found joy in the smallest and best parts of life,” she wrote. “I hope you see the love and good we will do together in whatever God has planned for the rest of the journey. Thank you for loving me. You are with me and I love you is all I can say. I can only say it simply, because there aren’t words enough to express it all.” On Thursday, the film earned six [Oscar nominations](http://www.people.com/article/oscar-nominations-2015), including Best Actor for [Bradley Cooper](http://www.people.com/people/bradley%5Fcooper) and Best Picture. _For more on Chris and Taya Kyle, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now_ [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/american-sniper-wife-taya-kyle-overwhelmed-with-gratitude) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/"},"headline":"Wife of Chris Kyle 'Overwhelmed With Gratitude' After American Sniper Success","datePublished":"2015-01-19T21:52:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:41:37.228Z","description":"Film on late husband earned $90 million-plus at weekend box office","url":"https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9020e3efb7800c1/69877ab6f887dcf9c5e899b0/taya-kyle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Fowler / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9020e3efb7800c1/69877ab6f887dcf9c5e899b0/taya-kyle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"American Sniper\" Washington DC Premiere","caption":"\"American Sniper\" Washington DC Premiere","creditText":"Larry French—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3673860/chris-kyle-american-sniper-taya-kyle/","name":"Wife of Chris Kyle 'Overwhelmed With Gratitude' After American Sniper Success"}}]}] ```