Straight Outta Compton goes straight to the top of the UK box office

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 28th August to Sunday 30th August 2015…

Having proven a smash hit over in the States, the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton took first place at the UK box office this past weekend, with the F. Gary Gray-directed film pulling in an opening weekend of £2,498,231.

Two other newcomers also cracked the top ten, with the video game adaptation Hitman: Agent 47 pulling in £961,411 to take third place, and the Charlotte Rampling / Tom Courtenay romantic drama 45 Years earning £331,196 to sneak into the chart in tenth.

Number one this time last year: Lucy

1. Straight Outta Compton – £2,498,231 weekend (New)
2. Inside Out – £1,199,103 weekend (6 weeks)
3. Hitman: Agent 47 – £961,411 weekend (New)
4. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – £890,857 weekend (5 weeks)
5. Pixels – £664,728 weekend (3 weeks)
6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – £658,399 weekend (3 weeks)
7. Sinister 2 – £569,830 weekend (2 weeks)
8. Paper Towns – £452,953 weekend (2 weeks)
9.  Minions – £353,262 weekend (10 weeks)
10. 45 Years – £331,196 weekend (New)

Incoming…

This week’s newcomers include the action thrillers No Escape [read our review here] and The Transporter Refuelled, as well as Meryl Streep’s latest Ricki and the Flash, American Ultra starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart [read our review here], coming of age drama Dope, indie comedy drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl [read our review here], romance Buttercup Bill [read our review here] and documentary Cartel Land.