Weekend Box Office Report: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Takes the Lead for the Third Weekend in a Row
All summer movie seasons end with a whimper and 2015 was no different. The final weekend of August was a pretty sad display across the board, with Straight Outta Compton nabbing the number one spot by default while just about every new release faltered. You know it’s a slow weekend when a movie promoted exclusively to faith-based audiences nabs the number two spot.
Film | Weekend | Per Screen | ||
1 | Straight Outta Compton | $13,243,000 (-50%) | $4,215 | $134,129,000 |
2 | War Room | $11,000,000 | $9,692 | $11,000,000 |
3 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | $8,300,000 (-28%) | $2,682 | $170,386,000 |
4 | No Escape | $8,288,000 | $2,470 | $10,348,000 |
5 | Sinister 2 | $4,650,000 (-56%) | $1,661 | $18,511,000 |
6 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | $4,410,000 (-40%) | $1,630 | $34,121,000 |
7 | Hitman: Agent 47 | $3,850,000 (-54%) | $1,176 | $15,270,000 |
8 | The Gift | $3,134,000 (-27%) | $1,620 | $35,960,000 |
9 | Jurassic World | $3,122,000 (+230%) | $2,520 | $643,090,000 |
10 | Ant-Man | $3,054,000 (-25%) | $1,807 | $169,186,000 |
There were a few other winners this weekend. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation kept on trucking, dropping only 28 percent and adding $8 million to its gross. With $170 million in the bank and little competition on the way, $200 million is still very likely (but it will be a fight). Elsewhere in the top 10, The Gift continued to be the surprise sleeper of the month, taking a minor drop on its way to $40 million. It won’t get to $50 million, but this thing also cost a handful of dimes and quarters to make. This is a victory. And finally, Ant-Man looks to bow out of the top 10 with $170 million, which isn’t spectacular, but it sure is solid, especially for a movie that no one expected to make a splash.
But No Escape? Dead on arrival. Sinister 2? Faltering. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.? Lucky to have Fantastic Four around to make its bombing look better. Hitman: Agent 47? Wait...that came out? Yep, summer is definitely over.