Swaggering into theaters across North America, Straight Outta Compton beat all expectations, grabbing an estimated $56.1 million — and leaving The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the weekend’s other new wide release, which pulled in a meager $13.5 million, in its dust.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 16, are as follows:
RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
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REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
1 | Straight Outta Compton | Universal | $56,091,165 | 2,757 | 20,345 | $56,091,165 |
2 | Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | Paramount | $17,000,000 | 3,700 | 4,594 | $138,136,555 |
3 | Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Warner Bros. | $13,535,000 | 3,638 | 3,720 | $13,535,000 |
4 | Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | $8,000,000 | 4,004 | 1,998 | $41,961,218 |
5 | Gift, The | STX Entertainment | $6,500,000 | 2,503 | 2,596 | $23,577,323 |
6 | Ant-Man | Disney | $5,517,000 | 2,306 | 2,392 | $157,567,253 |
7 | Vacation | Warner Bros. | $5,330,000 | 3,088 | 1,726 | $46,852,065 |
8 | Minions | Universal | $5,161,200 | 2,640 | 1,955 | $312,929,910 |
9 | Ricki And The Flash | Sony | $4,570,000 | 2,064 | 2,214 | $14,655,717 |
10 | Trainwreck | Universal | $3,836,160 | 1,998 | 1,920 | $97,955,120 |
11 | Pixels | Sony | $3,415,000 | 2,176 | 1,569 | $64,532,781 |
12 | Shaun The Sheep Movie | Lionsgate | $2,850,000 | 2,360 | 1,207 | $11,117,271 |