‘Straight Outta Compton’ goes to the top of the box office

MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler, as published in Market Watch, said that the huge opening of “Straight Outta Compton” is due to its strong reviews and “what we believe is pent-up demand for a breakout urban film”.

Despite a supposed firestorm surrounding their biopic, this weekend Straight Outta Compton has sprinted 100 miles and ran away from the rest of the pack, stacking up .1 million in its debut at the box office. (Guardians of the Galaxy and Bourne Ultimatum hold the #1 and #2 August records).

The attitude by many in law enforcement toward young black males reflects the highly publicized news stories about white police officers using lethal, or in some cases questionable, tactics against young blacks. In its music video “Straight Outta Gotham”, the creative services agency Castanet Creative lets Batman’s biggest enemies express its villainy through the medium of gangsta rap. Meanwhile, a repost of the trailer. Ciesla Foundation’s documentary “Rosenwald” raised $6,000 from one movie house.

Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep, placed number nine in its second weekend out, with the TriStar/Sony movie taking in $4.6 million from 2,064 theaters for the for a new domestic total of $14.7 million.

With the help of newcomers O’Shea Jackson Jr.

“They handled the crowd expertly”. But Dre soon becomes critical of how “Suge” and his entourage are having fun while he creates the music. “Straight Outta Compton” showed that some of the artists came from violent backgrounds and their behavior before and after becoming stars did not change.

Jamie Foxx won a Best Actor Oscar in 2005 for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the biopic “Ray”. Here’s what this Academy member had to say about his fellow voters. “For all that has happened”, said DuVernay.

For example, 72 percent of opening weekend audience for “Pitch ideal 2” was female and that film shattered expectations with a $69.2 million release. “However, you have to have the movies to back it up, and this year they’ve had the goods”. I hate to say this, but when you think about all the members who will not see the film or who will watch it for 20 minutes at home and then say it’s too violent – that may be a problem.

And finally, 3D movies are growing up and filmmakers are using them and larger display formats to get people into theater seats and to make the movies feel like a more unique experience.