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.

FilmWeekendPer Screen
1Straight Outta Compton$13,243,000 (-50%)$4,215$134,129,000
2War Room$11,000,000$9,692$11,000,000
3Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation$8,300,000 (-28%)$2,682$170,386,000
4No Escape$8,288,000$2,470$10,348,000
5Sinister 2$4,650,000 (-56%)
$1,661$18,511,000
6The Man From U.N.C.L.E.$4,410,000 (-40%)$1,630$34,121,000
7Hitman: Agent 47$3,850,000 (-54%)$1,176$15,270,000
8The Gift$3,134,000 (-27%)$1,620$35,960,000
9Jurassic World$3,122,000 (+230%)$2,520$643,090,000
10Ant-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.

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