Despite some seemingly strong faith-based competition from War Room, the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton triumphed for a third weekend in a row at the US box office, becoming the highest-grossing musical biopic ever in the process, according to studio estimates.
The film took in $13.2 million this weekend, boosting its US total to $134.1 million. And with a strong opening in a few worldwide markets (including here in the UK), the movie has now passed $140 million globally. War Room, which was produced by Sony’s faith-focused Affirm Films, appeared to have support from a Christian crowd, as it topped the box office Friday and walked away with an A+ CinemaScore. But it couldn’t hold up against Compton’s Saturday surge and had to settle for second place with $11 million. It’s more evidence that reviews don’t seem to affect movies like this much – War Room was greeted with scathing notices from critics.
Third was Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which continues to hold well, earning $8.3 million this weekend for a $170.3 million American total. It saw off action drama No Escape, with Owen Wilson and Lake Bell as parents trying to escape a coup in an unnamed Asian country with their kids. It earned $8.2 million across the three days. Sinister 2 rounded off the top five with $4.6 million.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. slid one place to sixth with $4.4 million, while Hitman: Agent 47 dropped from fourth to seventh on $3.8 million. The Gift fell a place and landed eighth with $3.13 million, while Jurassic World stayed firm at ninth and added $3.12 million to its impressive $643 million US haul, with its global total now standing at $1.63 billion.
In 10th we find Ant-Man with $3 million after seven weeks in the charts, with Marvel’s latest now standing at $169.1 million in the States. But we’d be remiss without mentioning Zac Efron DJ drama We Are Your Friends, which despite opening on 2,333 screens, tanked badly, opening outside the top 10 with a lacklustre $1.8 million.
To see Ice Cube win against the rest of the box office in the full listings charts, head to Box Office Mojo.
from Empire News
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