Box Office
F. Gary Gray’s STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Is Big Hit At Weekend Box Office With $56.1 Million
Director F. Gary Gray’s film about the rise of N.W.A. was number one at this weekend’s box office. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON brought in an estimated $56.1 million in receipts opening at 2,757 U.S. theaters.
With a reported budget of $29 million, Universal Pictures’ biopic is the sixth No. 1 opening for the studio this year and the best R-rated August opening ever.
“‘Straight Outta Compton’ is for Universal yet another example of a perfectly realized distribution and marketing plan that brought an important story to the big screen,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. “Not only did audiences clearly love the film, but critics were on board as well.”
The film also brought in fans with a successful viral marketing campaign ranging from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Straight Outta Somewhere.com, and sky writing over the Los Angeles area.
Read our review here and press conference coverage here.
Paramount Pictures MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION was number two with estimates putting it at $17 million.
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Tom Cruise does it again as Paramount’s ‘Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation’ maintained the overall number one position both worldwide and in the international territories for the third consecutive weekend. The fifth in the franchise, this “Mission” is now closing in on the $400 million mark globally.”
Director Guy Ritchie’s stylish THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. came in third place with a dismal $13.5 million. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant, Warner Bros. Pictures’ movie is a new take on the popular 1960s television series, but failed to connect with audiences. (review)
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 16, 2015, are below.
1. Straight Outta Compton – Universal – $56.1M
2. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation – Paramount – $17.0M
3. Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Warner Bros. – $13.5M
4. Fantastic Four – 20th Century Fox – $8.0M
5. Gift, The – STX Entertainment – $6.5M
6. Ant-Man – Disney – $5.5M
7. Vacation – Warner Bros. – $5.3M
8. Minions – Universal – $5.2M
9. Ricki And The Flash – Sony – $4.6M
10. Trainwreck – Universal – $3.8M
11. Pixels – Sony – $3.4M
12. Shaun The Sheep Movie – Lionsgate – $2.9M
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 16, 2015, are below.
1. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation – Paramount Pictures – $63.1M
2. Straight Outta Compton – Universal – $56.1M
3. Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Warner Bros. – $25.5M
4. Fantastic Four – 20th Century Fox – $24.2M
5. Go Away Mr. Tumor – Multiple – $21.5M
6. Minions – Universal – $20.2M
7. Veteran – CJ Entertainment – $18.2M
8. Pixels – Sony – $15.4M
9. Inside Out – Universal – $13.4M
10. Brothers: Blood Against Blood – 20th Century Fox – $13.0M
11. Monster Hunt – Multiple – $11.6M
12. Ant-Man – Disney – $11.1M
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