The weekend of August 21 – 23, 2015 wasn’t a good one at the box office for new releases. Straight Outta Compton emerged the easy winner, earning the top spot on the box office chart for the second weekend in a row. Although business for the story of N.W.A. did fall off a steep 56%, Straight Outta Compton still pulled in an impressive $26.8 million.
There wasn’t much to be impressed about with the opening weekends of Sinister 2, Hitman Agent 47, or American Ultra. Pre-release estimates had Sinister 2 looking at a $15 million opening but the horror sequel failed to capture much interest, ringing up just $10 million over its first three days in release. The first Sinister film opened in 2012 and posted an $18 million opening.
American Ultra‘s ending set up the possibility of a sequel, but hopes for an American Ultra 2 are slim at this point as the Jesse Eisenberg/Kristen Stewart action comedy scraped up a mere $5.6 million at the box office. Faring slightly better was the latest Hitman movie which drew in $8.1 million.
Top 10 Box Office – August 21-23, 2015
1. Straight Outta Compton – $26,760,000
2. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – $11,700,000
3. Sinister 2 – $10,633,000
4. Hitman: Agent 47 – $8,200,000
5. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – $7,420,000
6. American Ultra – $5,500,000
7. The Gift – $4,300,000
8. Ant-Man – $4,088,000
9. Minions – $3,710,000
10. Fantastic Four – $3,650,000
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