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

[Kvikk Lunsj]

That's not true

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two people are hospitalized after a shooting incident outside a Maple Grove movie theater Saturday evening.

Maple Grove Police say the two victims were in a car outside the AMC Arbor Lakes Theater just before 10 p.m. when they were shot. They were hospitalized with what police believe are non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say they believe the victims and shooter knew each other, and there is no threat to the public.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/08/22/2-shot-in-maple-grove-movie-theater-parking-lot/

I just saw that it was in the parking lot. That is a good area to.

[Talkie]

New article at Forbes about Compton

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/08/22/friday-box-office-straight-outta-compton-crossing-100m-fantastic-four-crumbles/

Hahaha

One of the best parts of the SOC success story is that Universal only picked it up after WB passed on the film and put it in turnaround. WB execs were concerned about the $29M budget being too high and so let it go. Now Uni and Legendary are reaping the benefits of SOC, in which WB's former partner has a 50% stake. What a change from when Jeff Robinov drove Legendary's Thomas Tull off because he felt that Tull was stealing his thunder. Ironically, WB hasn't had a major hit this summer, which leaves Tsujihara promising that things will get better. Eventually.

FF's anemic numbers are an even better story. Fux's fuck up is now making less than Ant-Man. The plunge will surely accelerate next week as Fant4stic continues to bleed theaters. China isn't going to pull this turkey out of its death spiral.

[The Dark Alfred]

Very nice for MI5, 200m is definitely in play 

[DAJK]

Haha I just got back from work. Terminator dominating in China? Cool! Love you Box Office 

[WrathOfHan]

Ultra held pretty well all things considered. Great for MI5.

[Mockingjay Raphael]

I think critics are being too hard on Sinister 2. While it is nowhere near a masterpiece it still wasn't a 13% on RT movie. If I hadn't already knew the score I would have expected something in the 30s-40s. It met my expectations (which were low) and I enjoyed the deputy's expanded role.

I knew that this movie was nowhere so bad as the reviews said, critics are so dramatic this year, FF is another movie that didn't deserve all the hate that received

[Asyulus]

Sat numbers!?

[DAR]

Ehh

 

Compton 11.4

MI5 5.1

S2 3.75

UNCLE 3.1

Hitman 2.7 

Ultra 2

[Heat Vision]

Shit numbers everywhere

[terrestrial]

Studio Weekend Estimates start to drip in:

 

Southpaw    $1,230,000    -49%    1,058    -669    $1,163    $48,117,274    5

Irrational Man    $225,324    -44%    185    -240    $1,218    $3,525,465    6

The Diary of a Teenage Girl    $180,359    68%    69    47    $2,614    $425,030    3    
Grandma    $120,856    --    4    --    $30,214    $120,856    1    
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet    $47,294    32%    24    12    $1,971    $143,093    3    
Station to Station    $9,494    --    1    --    $9,494    $9,494    1    
Paulette    $8,542    -4%    1    0    $8,542    $22,092    2

[Harley]

I still want to see Sinister 2. I'm surprised by Ultra getting last place. What happened to that star power?

[Heat Vision]

I wonder how F4 would have done in China

[MinaTakla]

MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. took in an estimated $7.42M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $26.64M. #TheManFromUNCLE

[terrestrial]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.    $7,420,000    -45%    3,673    35    $2,020    $26,636,840    2
Vacation (2015)    $3,110,000    -40%    2,302    -786    $1,351    $52,283,256    4
 

[Heat Vision]

I still want to see Sinister 2. I'm surprised by Ultra getting last place. What happened to that star power?

12 million budget. I'm sure it will be fine.

[terrestrial]

The Gift (2015)    $4,300,000    -34%    2,303    -200    $1,867    $31,053,163    3

[terrestrial]

Ricki and the Flash    $2,960,000    -35%    2,013    -51    $1,470    $20,210,170    3

The End of the Tour    $523,625    29%    355    222    $1,475    $1,689,540    4    
Amy (2015)    $139,500    -34%    100    -31    $1,395    $7,638,055    8

[baumer]

I still want to see Sinister 2. I'm surprised by Ultra getting last place. What happened to that star power?

What star power?

[baumer]

Was Ricki and The Flash pretty much one of the most pointless movies released this year? There only hook was Meryl Streep holding a guitar. Like that is going to make people rush out and go see it. Overlook Meryl Streep sings and plays the guitar whoopte fucking do.

[Ethan Hunt]

I found the marketing campaign for American Ultra really off putting. It just looked dumb.

Also from watching the TV spots you wouldn't even known Kristin Stewart was in the movie.