‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates Box Office in Record Debut

In seventh was the raunchy comedy Vacation, about a family holiday gone awry which stars Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and Chevy Chase, with $5.3 million. But along comes “Straight Outta Compton” and suddenly the box office picture is looking to be all good again.

“I think there was great hope that it would resonate”, Carpou said, “and it did that, but it also turned around the box office“.

The film was boosted by strong reviews from critics – it now holds a 88% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes – and audiences who gave it a CinemaScore of A. Some 52 percent were male.

The biographical movie about the N.W.A hip-hop group was the ninth movie out of 10 to capture a profit, based on the movies that Universal released this year to date. On its first day, Compton clearly blew beyond the studio’s expectations. “If you were to create a blueprint for how to perfectly execute a box office year, they’ve done it, ” said Dergarabedian.

On the heels of “Jurassic World“, “Furious 7“, “Minions“, “Pitch flawless 2” and “Fifty Shades of Grey“, Universal’s stellar year continued with its sixth number-one opener.

“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” takes the No. 2 spot, bringing in an estimated $17 million in its third week out.

Straight Outta Compton is out in the UK on August 28 2015. It has already earned that back and has made much more for Universal.

Producer Dr. Dre and his wife Nicole Young pose at the premiere of “Straight Outta Compton” in Los Angeles, California. The studio crossed the US$2 billion mark domestically on Saturday – four months ahead of previous record-holder Warner Bros. The music legend also confirmed last week that royalties from the album will go to a new performing arts facility for kids in Compton. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter. It has spent $11.4 million in total national TV advertising. It broke records, becoming the highest-grossing biopic its opening weekend.

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