Weekend #s: Straight Outta Compton - 26.8M; Mission Impossible - 11.7M; Sinister 2 - 10.6M; Hitman - 8.2M; American Ultra - 5.5M

[Mockingjay Raphael]

http://deadline.com/2015/08/straight-outta-compton-sinister-2-american-ultra-agent-47-box-office-opening-1201503182/

Gramercy/Focus Features’ Sinister 2, one of three R-rated wide entries this weekend, rang up $850K last night at 2,100 locations. The Blumhouse horror sequel is expected to do the best of the crop with a $17.5M-$18M opening, however, Universal’s Straight Outta Compton will continue to hold No. 1 with a second frame that’s 40%-50% less than its $60.2M opening. Last night, Compton was the top film with $4.6M, raising its first week’s cume to $84.8M. Today, the F. Gary Gray film will expand beyond the 3,000 theater threshold. Previews figures for Lionsgate’s American Ultra and 20th Century Fox’s Hitman: Agent 47 are still rolling in.

 

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Gopher, on 22 Aug 2015 - 01:44 AM, said:
Hitman is ahead of Sinister but both are below MI5. Ultra's below UNCLE. Too early to tell on Compton, my guess is 8-9.

Edited August 23, 2015 by CJohn

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Not so bad after the terrible reviews

[baumer]

Compton is going to fall 40-50%?

Lol....yea ok.

[Mockingjay Raphael]

WIB2 had a $15m OW after $1.5m in previews, how the hell will S2 make $18m after only $850k?

[kells]

Updated with Ultra and Hitman numbers.

 

Gramercy/Focus Features/Blumehouse’s Sinister 2 was the highest with $850K last night at 2,100 locations, followed by 20th Century’s Fox’s sequel Hitman: Agent 47 which seized $600K, and Lionsgate’s American Ultra which made $425K.

 

[grim22]

There is a chance no movie apart from Compton will end up with more than 10M for the weekend.

[TalismanRing]

There is a chance no movie apart from Compton will end up with more than 10M for the weekend.

 

MI5 should be over $10m, might hit $11-12m

[Mockingjay Raphael]

There is a chance no movie apart from Compton will end up with more than 10M for the weekend.

Such a terrible end for an amazing summer

[Ethan Hunt]

Paper Towns starts in 15 minutes

[Gopher]

Kinda confused as to why three movies of the same type targeting virtually the same demo all opened on the same day. 

 

I guess nobody at their respective studios cared enough? 

[DAR]

Summer 2015

Born 05/01

Died 08/21 

 

or for those outside the US

Born 01/05

Died 21/08

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Paper Towns starts in 15 minutes

You will have the same emotion that I had watching PP2

[Ezen Baklattan]

It wouldn't surprise me if even Sinister 2 came under $10m for the weekend. That's less than The Gallows.

 

Also pretty weak for American Ultra, but it's not like anyone expected Hitman to do well.

 

Compton is getting an easy victory. 

[terrestrial]

Hmpf, weekend openers:

RTs

Hitman 6%

Sinister 2 7%

American Ultra 39%

She's funny that way 36%

Grandma 88%

 

BO.com's  w/e forecast

Straight Outta Compton     $32,500,000     $117,200,000

Sinister 2         $14,500,000     $14,500,000

MI5    $11,500,000     $157,300,000

American Ultra         $9,000,000     $9,000,000

Hitman: Agent 47     $8,000,000     $8,000,000

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.         $7,000,000     $26,200,000

The Gift (2015)         $4,000,000     $30,700,000

Fantastic Four (2015)     $3,900,000     $49,900,000

Ant-Man         $3,800,000     $164,200,000

Minions         $3,600,000     $319,600,000

Ricki and the Flash         $3,100,000     $20,300,000

Vacation (2015)         $3,000,000     $52,100,000

Last week they were pretty good with UNCLE, and underestimated like all the others Straight Outta Compton, but not as much as some others

last week's forecast:

Straight Outta Compton     $55,000,000     $55,000,000

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation         $18,500,000     $140,500,000

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.         $14,000,000     $14,000,000

....

 

Curious to see how near they'll be this time

 

 

There is a chance no movie apart from Compton will end up with more than 10M for the weekend.

 

see above, MI5 at least some seem to think is a possible contender for a 5-digit too

[filmlover]

Woof.

[terrestrial]

Summer 2015

Born 05/01

Died 08/21 

 

or for those outside the US

Born 01/05

Died 21/08

 

Here that would be written:

 

21.08. if it's clear which year it is about

or

21.08.15

or

21.08.2015

or 21. August 2015

 

Only bcs I am 'bored' as waiting for the Thursday actuals = no critique or so....

[MinaTakla]

August....is the new February.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Yeah, it's pretty bad.

 

On the other hand, BEST OF ENEMIES is beginning its rollout into more theaters. It's a really brilliant documentary that's also super fun to watch. Definitely see it if you get the chance.

[DAR]

Here that would be written:

 

21.08. if it's clear which year it is about

or

21.08.15

or

21.08.2015

or 21. August 2015

 

Only bcs I am 'bored' as waiting for the Thursday actuals = no critique or so....

 

I've been known to screw that up when filling out the forms when traveling to Mexico

[cookie]

August....is the new February.

And here I thought last year would lead to a resurgence for August but alas...