LA Times · Aug 16, 2015
'Straight Outta Compton' tops box office with $56.1-million opening
From left, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube and Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, in the film “Straight Outta Compton." (Jaimie Trueblood / Universal Pictures/ Associated Press)"Straight Outta Compton" helped bring August out of its box-office funk after debuting with a solid $56.1 million.
Such a robust haul is not shocking given the strong word of mouth and huge fan following for N.W.A, the iconic rap group on which the movie is based. The movie has the biggest August opening ever for an R-rated film, and it has become the No. 1 musical biopic.