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88% Straight Outta Compton

93% Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation

67% Man From U.N.C.L.E

08% Fantastic Four

93% The Gift

metacritic:

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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Debuts to Scorching $56.1 Million

“Straight Outta Compton” may take place more than two decades ago, but its themes of racial tension, poverty, and police brutality still speak to moviegoers living in a post-Ferguson world.

The biopic about rap group N.W.A. debuted to a blistering $56.1 million this weekend in 2,757 theaters, surpassing “American Pie 2” to become the biggest ever August debut for an R-rated movie. It’s the kind of opening usually reserved for so-called “tentpole movies” that trade in costumed heroes and special effects, not urban violence.

“The movie tapped into something in our culture and that made it more of a must-see,” said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com.

Its debut nearly doubles “Straight Outta Compton’s” budget of $29 million in a single weekend, meaning the film could be among the most profitable releases of the summer. N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre helped produce the film about the early days of gansta rap and were integral to its marketing campaign.

Universal, the studio behind the music biopic, has been having a year for the ages, as a steady stream of hits such as “Jurassic World,” “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Pitch Perfect 2,” “Furious 7,” and “Minions,” have pushed its grosses to record heights. Legendary Pictures co-financed “Straight Outta Compton.”

“Straight Outta Compton’s” success overshadowed the weekend’s other new release, Warner Bros.’ “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” The stylish action-adventure wilted at the megaplexes, bringing in an etiolated $13.5 million from 3,638 theaters. That’s a particularly rough start considering that “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” cost a sizable $75 million to produce.

The revival of the 1960s’ television show had been stuck in development hell for nearly as long as N.W.A.’s members have been making records, attracting the interest of stars like Tom Cruise and George Clooney and directors like Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino at various points. The modish version that ultimately made it to screens was directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer.

Time may have hurt “The Man From U.N.C.L.E’s” appeal. The picture struggled to attract younger crowds unfamiliar with the original show and indifferent to the Cold War flareups it dramatizes, as 86% of the opening weekend audience was over the age of 25.

“Guy Ritchie made a terrific picture, but unfortunately it didn’t catch the audience this weekend,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president. “We know the older audience doesn’t come out on the first day, so hopefully they will find the movie over the next couple of weeks.”

Universal domestic distribution chief Nick Carpou labeled “Straight Outta Compton” as a “labor of love” that benefitted from being dramatically different from the kind of films flooding cinemas in recent months.

“The public was ready for something with a bit more substance that they could identify with,” he said.

The film’s opening weekend crowd was 52% female, 51% under the age of 30, 46% African American, 23% Caucasian, 21% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. It did not play in Imax or 3D, but did score in premium large format locations, where it grossed $5.1 million, representing 9% of the film’s weekend receipts.

In second place, Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” continued to get a lift from strong word-of-mouth, picking up $17 million in its third weekend. That brings the fifth film in the spy franchise’s North American haul to $138.1 million.

Fox’s “Fantastic Four” dropped steeply in its second weekend, falling nearly 70% from its debut and mustering a paltry $8 million. The film ranks as one of the biggest comic book movie flops in history, having earned a meagre $42 million stateside.

STX Entertainment’s “The Gift” rounded out the top five, earning $6.5 million this weekend and pushing its domestic total to $23.6 million.

In limited release, Sundance favorite “Mistress America” debuted to $94,000 in four theaters, representing a modest per-screen average of $23,500. The comedy about a college freshman (Lola Kirke) who falls under the influence of a wacky Gothamite (Greta Gerwig) was directed by Noah Baumbach and was snapped up by Fox Searchlight before it even screened at the indie festival last winter.

Final numbers are still being tallied, but it looks as though “Straight Outta Compton” will bolster ticket sales over the year-ago period when “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” were drawing the biggest crowds.

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[Bobby Roberts]

Either way, I had a title giftwrapped for you, Slug.

You just chose the lesser of the two options.

edit: So how overinflated are those FF reciepts.

 

[kswiston]

Worldwide Updates:

Fantastic Four - $102M
Pixels - $155M
Terminator Genisys - $324M
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $373M
Minions - $957M
Inside Out - $667M
Ant-Man - $347M
Jurassic World - $1.606B

 

[Timbuktu]

What a year for Universal, it's like the stars aligned and everything they touched turned into gold.

A shame for UNCLE, I hope the budget wasn't too high. I thought it's decent.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

B O M B A B O Y Z

 

[TetraxShards]

Universal are really having an incredible year.

 

[mreddie]

Motherfuck Arn, Motherfuck Supes, Motherfuck UNCLE
Yo, here comes my knuckle!
Cause I'm the E-A-Z-Y-E and this is the season
To let the real motherfuckin' G's in

 

[Troy]

Fill a movie full of bland actors and actresses and it bombs. Surprise!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Dude behind Eazy in that gif cracks me up. Burnin a lot of calories trying to stay in that shot.

 

[Neoxon]

Fant4stic's drop will likely dip into 70% in the actuals.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Fill a movie full of bland actors and actresses and it bombs. Surprise!

If this is aimed at Man from B.O.M.B.A., I will NOT stand for Alicia Vikander libel

mods pls halp

 

[a secret-boss]

what an expensive license renewal for Fox

 

[TheYoungHeroRises]

What a year for Universal, it's like the stars aligned and everything they touched turned into gold.

A shame for UNCLE, I hope the budget wasn't too high. I thought it's decent.

The budget was $75 million I believe.

 

[John Dunbar]

nine theatres decided to add fantastic four?

 

[kswiston]

So now that Compton has released, we likely have about a month of shitty box office openings to look forward to.

 

[Pachimari]

So FOX have lost like $18 million on Fantastic Four so far?

 

[Alrus]

It's been quite a while since we've seen such a disastrous performance for a superhero movie, overseas isn't even going to salvage it a little bit which is quite the accomplishment.

Man from UNCLE is yet another example of trying to leverage an old property than nobody remembers and utterly failing at it.

So FOX have lost like $18 million on Fantastic Four so far?

Much much more than that.

 

[ezekial45]

Happy to see SOC do well. It deserved it. Too bad about UNCLE, though. I had a lot fun with it. I hope the overseas numbers are better. I'd love to see more it.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

Armie Hammer is fucking box office poison.

Edit: or just naive picking his projects. Shame, because he's talented.

 

[Lebron]

Stick to Superman, Henry.

 

[Asbel]

The Superman from B.O.M.B.A.

Am I doing it right?

 

[mreddie]

So now that Compton has released, we likely have about a month of shitty box office openings to look forward to.

The gap between Compton and Crimson Peak is looking grim, at least football is coming back.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So FOX have lost like $18 million on Fantastic Four so far?

They're expecting to lose at least 60, I think.

Am I doing it right?

No, but that's not the sort of thing that matters here.

 

[ryseing]

Fill a movie full of bland actors and actresses and it bombs. Surprise!

Elizabeth Debecki. Bland.

K.

 

[Ridley327]

So now that Compton has released, we likely have about a month of shitty box office openings to look forward to.

>looks at upcoming releases for the rest of August and September

Movie executive: "Can it be October already?"

 

[WaffleTaco]

Where was Superman at in the films? I'm a bit confused. Glad to see Straight Outta Compton doing well. Don't have the money to see in theaters, but can't wait to see it on redbox.

 

[……forgetit]

I should see straight outta Compton, lol at FF.

 

[vinnygambini]

Yay!

Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation already beat MI3 domestically woot!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Where was Superman at in the films?

Henry Cavill (Superman in Man of Steel) played one of the spies in Man from UNCLE

 

[Ridley327]

Where was Superman at in the films? I'm a bit confused. Glad to see Straight Outta Compton doing well. Don't have the money to see in theaters, but can't wait to see it on redbox.

Henry Cavill is one of the leads on The Man from UNCLE.

 

[xaosslug]

Either way, I had a title giftwrapped for you, Slug.

You just chose the lesser of the two options.

edit: So how overinflated are those FF reciepts.

???? :0

 

[gimmmick]

Straight outta compton was one of the best movies I have seen this year. Well deserved win for Universal this week. (and fucking year to that matter). I have a feeling this movie will have legs with the great word of mouth it has had. (finishing around 165ish?)

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

This is a gang, and I'm in it
My man Dre'll, fuck you up in a minute
With a right left, right left you toothless
And then you say: "Goddamn they ruthless!"

 

[Ampersands]

I'm not really surprised at these results. I went to the movies yesterday and I saw tons of people lined up for Straight Outta Compton, mostly people I assume don't go to the movies often.

I myself, saw Rouge Nation and The Man From Uncle. The MI theater I was in was well-filled despite it being the third(?) week of release for it. The Man From Uncle showing had less people in it for sure.

One thing I did notice was that the audience for The Man From Uncle was really old, like around for the TV show old. So I guess Goldstein may be right about it having a slow run, even though it's still sure to disappoint.

I personally enjoyed both movies, but would only recommend Mission: Impossible if you go to the theaters as infrequently as me.

 

[Future Foundation]

They're expecting to lose at least 60, I think.

That's lower than I thought. How much did Tomorrowland cost Disney?

Fill a movie full of bland actors and actresses and it bombs. Surprise!

Vikander and Debicki aren't bland.

 

[Alrus]

Wait, there's a Hitman sequel coming out soon? What the hell?

And a new Transporter movie too Oo

>looks at upcoming releases for the rest of August and September

Movie executive: "Can it be October already?"

Well there's a new Maze Runner movie coming in September, the original was a solid performer.

 

[Plinko]

Man from UNCLE was my pick for summer box office disaster in the appropriate GAF thread earlier this year.

Although, FF4 is probably taking that crown.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

Man from UNCLE was great, deserves more.

 

[WaffleTaco]

Henry Cavill (Superman in Man of Steel) played one of the spies in Man from UNCLE

Henry Cavill is one of the leads on The Man from UNCLE.

Oh ok. Is Henry Cavill a big name draw, because besides Man of Steel I really haven't heard of him. I am aware that he is from the UK, so I am wondering is more prevleant there?

 

[Penguin]

Great opening for Compton

Nice legs on Rogue Nation

A soft launch for UNCLE, but at least not over 100 m budget for the movie

 

[mreddie]

Wait, there's a Hitman sequel coming out soon? What the hell?

And a new Transporter movie too Oo

Those two were my picks for BOMBAS of the Summer but F4 already clinched it like a Sanchez Buttfumble.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

???? :0

I forgot you don't really read your threads once you start 'em. The last thread had both a suggestion for this week's thread title, and a running gag about the non-word bomba being fucking stupid and people goofing on me for goofing on it. I figured this title was referencing that, but that's a swing and a miss on my part.

So basically - I was being a presumptious dipshit in the first post. Apologies.

 

[entremet]

UNCLE is just a terrible title.

 

[vinnygambini]

That's lower than I thought. How much did Tomorrowland cost Disney?

Tomorrowland, which cost $180 million to produce plus a marketing spend of $150 million or more

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-could-lose-140-million-801244

I'm surprised Disney didn't do a write-down for the movie as they've done for The Lone Ranger.

 

[jett]

Best title.

 

[Ridley327]

That's lower than I thought. How much did Tomorrowland cost Disney?

IIRC, they were looking at taking a loss between $120-$140 million on that film. It wasn't a TSAR BOMBA like some more illustrious blockbuster disasters (hi there, Stealth and The Lone Ranger), but it's up there.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Worldwide Updates:

Terminator Genisys - $324M

This pissed me off.

STAHP REWARDING SHITTY TERMINATOR MOVIES

 

[Sanjuro]

Henry Cavill and Arnie Hammer are not a draw. Probably 90% off he film's audience is unfamiliar with the source material. Movie tossed out at the end of the summer.

It's a decent enough film, forgettable. Even during the viewing it was clear this film simply did not have a marketable audience, which is kind of boggling.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

BOMBAstic Four

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Best title.

So spiteful.