Straight Outta Compton headed straight to the top of the box office, easily smashing the weekend competition. Find out how well the film performed inside...
Universal's N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Comptontopped the weekend box office, earning an estimated $60.5 million in its debut weekend, according to Deadline.
The F. Gary Gray film, which was produced with $29 million budget, easily made the studio's money back and then some.
Sadly, the same can't be said for the Guy Richie film The Man From U.N.C.L.E which opened in 1,000 MORE theaters than "SOC," but only managed to make $13.5 million....and their budget was $80 million! Womp Womp.
Here's the full box office tally:
1). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 2,757 theaters / $24.2M Fri.* / $19.3M Sat. (-20%) / $12.6M Sun. (-35%) / 3-day cume: $56.1M / Wk 1
*includes Thursday previews of $4.96M
Industry weekend: $57.4M
2). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 3,700 theaters (-288) / $4.9M Fri. /$7.3M Sat. (+48%) / $4.8M Sun. (-34%)/ 3-day cume:$17M (-40%)/ Total Cume: $138.1M/ Wk 3
Industry weekend: $17.3M
3). Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 3,638 theaters / $4.9M Fri.** / $5.1M Sat. (+5%) / $3.6M Sun. (-30%) /3-day cume: $13.5M / Wk 1
**includes Thursday previews of $900K.
Industry weekend: $13.4M
4). Fantastic Four (FOX), 4,004 theaters (+9)/ $2.4M Fri. / $3.3M Sat. (+37%) / $2.3M Sun. (-30%) / 3-day cume: $8M (-69%)/ Total Cume: $42M /Wk 2
Industry weekend: $8.1M
5). The Gift (STX), 2,503 theaters (0) / $1.9M Fri. / $2.7M Sat. (+41%) / $1.9M Sun. (-30%) /3-day cume: $6.5M (-45%)/ Total Cume: $23.6M /Wk 2
Industry weekend: $6.5M
6). Ant-Man (DIS), 2,306 theaters (-604) / $1.5M Fri. /$2.3M Sat. (+50%) / $1.7M Sun. (-25%) / 3-day cume: $5.5M (-30%)/Total cume: $157.6M / Wk 5
Industry weekend: $5.46M
7). Vacation (WB), 3,088 theaters (-342)/ $1.5M Fri. / $2.2M Sat. (+47%) / $1.6M Sun. (-30%) /3-day cume: $5.3M (-40%) / Total cume: $46.9M /Wk 3
Industry weekend: $5.27M
8). Minions (UNI), 2,640 theaters (-483)/ $1.4M Fri./ $2.1M Sat. (+48%) / $1.6M Sun. (-25%) / 3-day cume: $5.16M (-31%)/Total Cume: $312.9M / Wk 6
Industry weekend: $5.17M
9). Ricki And The Flash (SONY), 2,064 theaters (+461) / $1.3M Fri. /$1.9M Sat. (+44%) / $1.3M Sun. (-30%) / 3-day cume: $4.6M(-31%)/Total cume: $14.7M / Wk 2
Industry weekend: $4.5M
10). Trainwreck (UNI), 1,998 theaters (-527)/ $1.2M Fri. /$1.6M Sat. (+36%) / $1M Sun. (-35%) / 3-day cume: $3.8M (-38%)/Total cume: $98M/ Wk 5
Industry weekend: $3.85M
In case you missed, TheYBF.com chopped it up with Ice Cube and his son O'Shea Jackson Jr. (who stars as his dad in the movie) about what it was like filming the biopic. You can check it out HERE.
EXTRAS:
1. Jason Derulo's entourage was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after he and his bodyguard got into a verbal altercation with a SWA employee. Story.
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