‘Compton’ Rivals August Tentpoles With $24.3M Friday, Heads To $59M+ Weekend – Saturday AM B.O.

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4TH & 3RD UPDATE, Saturday 7am after Midnight post: How massive is Straight Outta Compton? Let’s start with its Friday haul of $24.3M. That’s the fourth highest opening day for an August release, beating the first days of Rush Hour 2 ($23.1M) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ($22.2M), Signs ($20.9M) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($19.5M).

Straight Outta Compton is touching a cultural nerve, and to say it crossed over is an understatement. Opening weekend for Compton is now looking like it will be north of $59M.

Rentrak’s PostTrak reports that audiences gave the Universal/Legendary title a 5 out of 5 stars which is largely unheard of for their polls; typically the best films coming out of PostTrak land 4 or 4.5 stars. And not just guys, but women are giving the F. Gary Gray-directed biopic a respective 74% and 76% definite recommend – very high marks per Rentrak.


38% of those watching Compton came out because of the subject matter and the plot. CinemaScore is a resounding A. Given Compton’s fast-beat rhythm this weeekend, Uni is officially launching an Oscar campaign for the film and will start Academy screenings today.