For the second weekend in a row, the N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" topped the box office. The Universal film pulled in $8 million Friday night, and made $28 million over the entire weekend. New films "Sinister 2," "American Ultra" and "Hitman: Agent 47" were not able to keep up.
"Straight Outta Compton" dropped 56 percent from its opening weekend in which the F. Gary Gray-directed film conquered the box office with an impressive $56.1 million. The strong second weekend brought the film's overall haul in the U.S. and Canada to $111.5 million, reported the Los Angeles Times. The success of "Straight Outta Compton" helped Universal Pictures hold its 13th week atop the domestic box office, which followed the achievements of "Jurassic World" and "Minions."
Behind "Straight Outta Compton" was Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation," which made $12 million in its fourth week in theaters, according to Variety. In third place was the horror film "Sinister 2," which made $11 million after a strong Friday opening. The adaption of the video game "Hitman: Agent 47" opened in fourth place with a weekend total of $8 million. Rounding out the top five was "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," directed by Guy Ritchie, which made $7 million in its second weekend. The film, which stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer, has a total gross of more than $25 million.
The triumph of "Straight Outta Compton" was especially humiliating for Warner Bros., which passed on the opportunity to make the biopic, reported the New York Times. The movie was considered too risky to make because of its racially charged subject matter.
