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

[Moviedweeb]

Loving Rogue Nation's performance. #2 for the weekend would be glorious.

[MovieMan89]

Loving Rogue Nation's performance. #2 for the weekend would be glorious.

I honestly won't be surprised if it goes as high as 13m. Lack of any competition is going to give it some killer holds for the next month I think.

[Moviedweeb]

I honestly won't be surprised if it goes as high as 13m. Lack of any competition is going to give it some killer holds for the next month I think.

$13m would be glorious. Maybe the onslaught of spy related films will help. I mean, anyone who considers seeing Hitman, Uncle or American Ultra should come to this conclusion - eh, might as well see MI.

[#ED]

Straight Out Of Compton opened to 60M? Wow.

[grim22]

Straight Out Of Compton opened to 60M? Wow.

 

Looks like #ED is back. Oh well, fun times had to end at some point 

Edited August 22, 2015 by grim22

[Gopher]

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.

[CJohn]

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.

The only number you give is Compton? Is everything else that dead? Lol. 

[BenedictL11]

I honestly won't be surprised if it goes as high as 13m. Lack of any competition is going to give it some killer holds for the next month I think.

Plus, the WOM is FANTASTIC!!

[baumer]

An 80% bump would be really good for Compton.

[BenedictL11]

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.

Compton is still doing well. It should hold better next weekend. Sinister below MI5 and Hitman ahead of it? That's embarrassing. The lack of Ethan Hawke and terrible reviews must have hurt it.

 

Ultra below Uncle? = Wow. I'm guessing a lower opening than Adventureland?

[filmlover]

The box office is gonna be dire overall between now and September 18 but whatever. We have the fall film festivals beginning in two weeks, meaning we will know the fates of many Oscar hopefuls soon, so that will more than alleviate the dullness.

Edited August 22, 2015 by filmlover

[TLK]

Compton will stay #1 for four weekends unless Efron's movie over-performs next week and makes $17-18 million.

[filmlover]

Compton will stay #1 for four weekends unless Efron's movie over-performs next week and makes $17-18 million.

We Are Your Friends is being pretty much dumped, so don't bet on that.

[grim22]

Ultra below Uncle? 

 

Makes sense, Luthor always loses to Superman in the end.

[BenedictL11]

Makes sense, Luthor always loses to Superman in the end.

LOL

[CJohn]

Makes sense, Luthor always loses to Superman in the end.

[sfran43]

Sooo...with the $8-9M Friday for Compton, is $26M still on the table, or are we looking at closer to a $30M weekend?

[Maxmoser3]

I remember when they were promoting Takers as "The new generation's 'Heat'"

It also had this hilarious poster

I remembered when that came out easy win for that one.

[TServo2049]

What is the highest-grossing movie to have been released in the last two weeks of August? Inglorious Basterds?

(Adjusted for inflation, I think Mortal Kombat sold the most tickets.)

Edited August 22, 2015 by TServo2049

[CJohn]

3 AM over here and we still don't have any estimates. The dog days are truly upon us. I guess Rth is gonna take some vacations until September 18. He deserves them.

Edited August 22, 2015 by CJohn