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Generally, these kinds of box office achievements usually happens with “tentpole movies” – like superhero or action flicks – but this is new territory for a hip-hop-based film.

Receipts are still being recorded, but overall the weekend saw about $141.2 million in ticket sales, down 1 percent from the same time frame past year, when “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” topped the box office with $29 million and $25 million, respectively.

Universal, the company behind Straight Outta Compton, said they had “not solicited enhanced security for theaters” showing the film last weekend.

Turns out that Straight Outta Compton did even better at the North American box office this weekend than Universal originally estimated.

Coming in at a distant second was Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” with $17 million.

N.W.A.’s original line-up consisted of rap legends Ice Cube, the late Easy-E, Dr.Dre and Arabian Prince; MC Ren and DJ Yella joined later on. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter.

“I was hoping for a little higher number, quite frankly”, said Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

Eighth place went to animated comedy sequel “Minions“, featuring the yellow mischief-making creatures, with US$5.1 million. And when the trailer hit we knew it was a guaranteed hit.

With an estimated .1 million, the rise of rapping sensations N.W.A. led the weekend in a big way, much more so than the lackluster opening of the mildly acclaimed The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The troubled superhero movie has earned just over $41 million domestically and $102 million worldwide through two weeks in theaters, making it highly unlikely that the studio will push forward with plans for a sequel.

Psychological thriller “The Gift” starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall was in fifth place at US$6.5 million.