Straight Outta Compton | August 14, 2015

[filmlover]

every time baumer calls noctis "edgy" he sounds like the dean chastising a pupil who "doesn't play by the rules" in some dumb college movie.

"If I can keep the girls off the pole and the boys off the pipe, I get a bonus."

[JohnnyBravo69]

Can't Fucking wait!!! See cube son is playing him and damn whoevers playing eazy sound pretty spot on..

[Maxmoser3]

This looks like a crazy movie but good

Edited February 9, 2015 by Maxmoser3

[filmscholar]

Wow, looks great. Very authentic, captures that time in Hip Hop very well.  With Dr. Dre and Ice Cube behind this I'm sure it's going to be good.  F. Gary Grey understands the culture and time so he was the right Director for this.  "Notorious" The Notorious B.I.G./Biggie Smalls movie is the only Hip Hop Bio-Pic to compare.  I felt though it was suppose to be an original story that "8 Mile" was an Eminem Bio-Pic in Disguise, it had just way to many similarities to his actual life and story.  But technically speaking the Biggie movie is the only Hip Hop Bio Pic:

 

 

. Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:  $36,843,682    83.0% + Foreign:  $7,528,069    17.0% = Worldwide:  $44,371,751  

 

 

 

"Notorious" had a low 20 Million budget but managed about 44 Million Worldwide which isn't bad for a Hip Hop movie.  But when Look at other Bio Pics, "Notorious" actually stands up pretty well as it's the #8th Bio Pic of all time and #2 rapper based film of all time.  Check out the highest grossing movies ever based on rap:

 

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross /Theaters Opening /Theaters Date 1 8 Mile Uni. $116,750,901 2,585 $51,240,555 2,470 11/8/02 2 Notorious (2009) FoxS $36,843,682 1,641 $20,497,596 1,638 1/16/09 3 Malibu's Most Wanted WB $34,432,201 2,503 $12,618,159 2,503 4/18/03 4 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Par. $30,985,352 1,666 $12,020,807 1,652 11/9/05 5 Brown Sugar FoxS $27,363,891 1,378 $10,738,882 1,372 10/11/02 6 Bulworth Fox $26,528,185 2,051 $141,816 2 5/15/98 7 House Party NL $26,385,627 700 $4,611,024 520 3/9/90 8 Hustle and Flow ParC $22,202,809 1,016 $8,017,808 1,013 7/22/05 9 House Party 2 NL $19,438,638 1,185 $6,027,105 1,165 10/25/91 10 House Party 3 NL $19,281,235 855 $6,850,010 848 1/14/94 11 CB4 Uni. $17,953,778 1,226 $6,122,450 1,204 3/12/93 12 Beat Street Orion $16,595,791 1,380 $5,218,040 1,380 6/8/84 13 Spring Breakers A24 $14,124,284 1,379 $263,002 3 3/15/13 14 Idlewild Uni. $12,571,185 975 $5,745,780 973 8/25/06 15 Who's the Man? NL $11,299,730 954 $4,533,392 954 4/23/93 16 Krush Groove WB $11,052,713 519 $2,905,293 519 10/25/85 17 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $7,718,961 804 $4,632,847 801 11/14/03 18 Ride Mira. $5,485,295 509 $2,513,334 496 3/27/98 19 Black and White Sony $5,277,299 1,284 $2,212,535 1,284 4/7/00 20 Tougher Than Leather NL $3,582,760 130 $748,193 130 9/16/88 21 Rappin' Can. $2,864,844 1,150 $1,802,204 1,150 5/10/85 22 The Show Sav. $2,702,578 336 $1,482,892 336 8/25/95 23 Marci X Par. $1,648,818 1,200 $872,950 1,200 8/22/03 24 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $1,608,277 280 $853,589 280 3/7/97 25 Turn It Up NL $1,247,949 661 $576,820 661 9/8/00 26 Cool as Ice Uni. $1,193,062 393 $638,625 393 10/18/91 27 Fade to Black ParC $728,921 170 $449,331 170 11/5/04 28 Knights of the City NW $601,451 - n/a - 2/14/86 29 Scratch Palm $289,885 7 $29,677 5 2/15/02 30 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap IM $288,312 157 $150,337 157 6/15/12 31 Fear of a Black Hat IDP $233,824 5 $15,191 5 6/3/94 32 Biggie and Tupac Roxie $94,874 6 $5,728 1 9/20/02 33 Death of a Dynasty TLA $42,108 16 $28,107 16 4/29/05 34 Whiteboyz FoxS $38,738 17 $23,149 17 9/10/99 35 Rock the Bells 7Art $5,347 1 $1,325 1 4/11/07

 

 

 

 

Based on this one would say 30-60 Million for "Straight Outta Compton" but I think Competition is kinda soft in August So it has a chance to do well. 

Edited February 10, 2015 by filmscholar

[75Live]

looks pretty good.  I am sure I will catch it in theaters

[Maxmoser3]

Wow, looks great. Very authentic, captures that time in Hip Hop very well. With Dr. Dre and Ice Cube behind this I'm sure it's going to be good. F. Gary Grey understands the culture and time so he was the right Director for this. "Notorious" The Notorious B.I.G./Biggie Smalls movie is the only Hip Hop Bio-Pic to compare. I felt though it was suppose to be an original story that "8 Mile" was an Eminem Bio-Pic in Disguise, it had just way to many similarities to his actual life and story. But technically speaking the Biggie movie is the only Hip Hop Bio Pic:

. Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic: $36,843,682 83.0% + Foreign: $7,528,069 17.0% = Worldwide: $44,371,751

"Notorious" had a low 20 Million budget but managed about 44 Million Worldwide which isn't bad for a Hip Hop movie. But when Look at other Bio Pics, "Notorious" actually stands up pretty well as it's the #8th Bio Pic of all time and #2 rapper based film of all time. Check out the highest grossing movies ever based on rap:

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross /Theaters Opening /Theaters Date 1 8 Mile Uni. $116,750,901 2,585 $51,240,555 2,470 11/8/02 2 Notorious (2009) FoxS $36,843,682 1,641 $20,497,596 1,638 1/16/09 3 Malibu's Most Wanted WB $34,432,201 2,503 $12,618,159 2,503 4/18/03 4 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Par. $30,985,352 1,666 $12,020,807 1,652 11/9/05 5 Brown Sugar FoxS $27,363,891 1,378 $10,738,882 1,372 10/11/02 6 Bulworth Fox $26,528,185 2,051 $141,816 2 5/15/98 7 House Party NL $26,385,627 700 $4,611,024 520 3/9/90 8 Hustle and Flow ParC $22,202,809 1,016 $8,017,808 1,013 7/22/05 9 House Party 2 NL $19,438,638 1,185 $6,027,105 1,165 10/25/91 10 House Party 3 NL $19,281,235 855 $6,850,010 848 1/14/94 11 CB4 Uni. $17,953,778 1,226 $6,122,450 1,204 3/12/93 12 Beat Street Orion $16,595,791 1,380 $5,218,040 1,380 6/8/84 13 Spring Breakers A24 $14,124,284 1,379 $263,002 3 3/15/13 14 Idlewild Uni. $12,571,185 975 $5,745,780 973 8/25/06 15 Who's the Man? NL $11,299,730 954 $4,533,392 954 4/23/93 16 Krush Groove WB $11,052,713 519 $2,905,293 519 10/25/85 17 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $7,718,961 804 $4,632,847 801 11/14/03 18 Ride Mira. $5,485,295 509 $2,513,334 496 3/27/98 19 Black and White Sony $5,277,299 1,284 $2,212,535 1,284 4/7/00 20 Tougher Than Leather NL $3,582,760 130 $748,193 130 9/16/88 21 Rappin' Can. $2,864,844 1,150 $1,802,204 1,150 5/10/85 22 The Show Sav. $2,702,578 336 $1,482,892 336 8/25/95 23 Marci X Par. $1,648,818 1,200 $872,950 1,200 8/22/03 24 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $1,608,277 280 $853,589 280 3/7/97 25 Turn It Up NL $1,247,949 661 $576,820 661 9/8/00 26 Cool as Ice Uni. $1,193,062 393 $638,625 393 10/18/91 27 Fade to Black ParC $728,921 170 $449,331 170 11/5/04 28 Knights of the City NW $601,451 - n/a - 2/14/86 29 Scratch Palm $289,885 7 $29,677 5 2/15/02 30 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap IM $288,312 157 $150,337 157 6/15/12 31 Fear of a Black Hat IDP $233,824 5 $15,191 5 6/3/94 32 Biggie and Tupac Roxie $94,874 6 $5,728 1 9/20/02 33 Death of a Dynasty TLA $42,108 16 $28,107 16 4/29/05 34 Whiteboyz FoxS $38,738 17 $23,149 17 9/10/99 35 Rock the Bells 7Art $5,347 1 $1,325 1 4/11/07

Based on this one would say 30-60 Million for "Straight Outta Compton" but I think Competition is kinda soft in August So it has a chance to do well.

this has potential around 70 million domestic

[mahnamahna]

this has potential around 70 million domestic

$70 million? $120-140 million is possible. I think this and Ricki & the Flash will break out this August. Adults will be looking for some non-SFX related entertainment. 

[Jandrew]

Notorious is embarrasing. It literally had a 4-day run. $23M over MLK weekend, and poof. $36M total. Those legs are embareasing to look at, I'd rather SOC do 6/36 than do that, but I think SOC will fare alot better. It likely wont contend, but this looks like the kind of biopic that could contend for awards, Notorious was more "a BET production."

Edited February 10, 2015 by Jandrew

[Masterwolf]

$74M OW/$228M DOM

Edited February 10, 2015 by Masterwolf

[filmscholar]

Notorious is embarrasing. It literally had a 4-day run. $23M over MLK weekend, and poof. $36M total. Those legs are embareasing to look at, I'd rather SOC do 6/36 than do that, but I think SOC will fare alot better. It likely wont contend, but this looks like the kind of biopic that could contend for awards, Notorious was more "a BET production."

 

Yet it's the 2nd highest grossing film based on Hip Hop and 8th all Time Bio-Pic.  You have to look at the genre and not just the legs.  I just posted the numbers, Movies based on Hip Hop don't break the Box Office Open.  The only reason "8 Mile" was a huge hit it came out at the height of Eminem's Success, he had a Blockbuster album, soundtrack and song out during the time it was released.  So yes "Notorious" legs weren't the greatest but for the Hip Hop subject it managed to outdo everyone but Eminem when he was alive and well and Biggie was dead for over a decade.

 

You also have to realize, Biggie died before his 2nd album, he was a very young artist.  I think it's a testament to his legacy to have a Bio Pic do that well when he only released 3 albums during his lifetime.  As for the "Made for BET" comment, that's kinda what they were going for.  Something that can be played on television for many years after.  It is played on VHI, BET,MTV and other stations every year in the 6 years since it came out. 

Edited February 10, 2015 by filmscholar

[Jandrew]

You read both my statements wrong.

[Dragon]

Im down for this.

[Alpha]

$46 million OW

$112 million DOM

Edited February 10, 2015 by Alpha

[filmscholar]

You read both my statements wrong.

 

No Jan, I understood your point.  You speaking strictly from a performance standpoint.  I was just saying "Notorious" already succeeded just having the 20 Million OW to begin with when you analyze Hip Hop films and the Box Office.  Also your 2nd point was about the "Quality", you felt "Notorious" felt to much like a TV movie.  Fair criticism but as I said, I think they were going for that.  They needed something that would have legs on television.  For the record, even if it's good I don't see "SOC" contend for any awards.  It's just rare for the Academy to nominated anything Hip Hop related though it has happen in the past. But it's mostly cause of the music not the actual movie or acting. 

Edited February 10, 2015 by filmscholar

[Maxmoser3]

$70 million? $120-140 million is possible. I think this and Ricki & the Flash will break out this August. Adults will be looking for some non-SFX related entertainment.

i have hope for this movie to make that money don't get me wrong but the GA can be pretty dumb sometimes though

[theultimatebiu]

 

I'm here for this. Looks awesome.

[Chriss]

This is gonna earn a lot of money.

[Blankments]

30M/85M

[acab]

 

New trailer.

[AJG]

Suge Knight?