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 […]
Second Opinion – Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton, 2015. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Marlon Yates Jr. and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and […]
Straight Outta Compton earns a whopping $56.1 million
It’s been getting rather positive reviews (read ours here), and now the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton has become another big money-winner for Universal, who are already having a great year. Made on a reported budget of just $28 million, Straight Outta Compton went straight to the number one spot with a whopping $56.1 million […]
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. stumbles at the box office with just $13.5 million
Warner Bros. was probably expecting a warmer reaction to the big screen reboot of the classic TV show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., but sadly the film has under-performed at the box office. Opening on 3,700 screens, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. made just $13.5 million, opening third behind Universal’s Straight Outta Compton and Mission: Impossible – […]
Movie Review – Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton, 2015. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Marlon Yates Jr. and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: The group NWA emerges from the streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in […]
Extended featurette for Straight Outta Compton
The much anticipated biopic of one of hip-hop’s most notorious and influential groups will hit the big screen next weekend in the US – and two weeks later in the UK – and we have a new extended featurette courtesy of Noisey. Straight Outta Compton is directed by F. Gary Gray (Law Abiding Citizen) and […]
New featurette for Straight Outta Compton
Ahead of its release this month, Universal pictures has debuted a new featurette for the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which we’ve got for you below… In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest […]
New TV spot for N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton
Universal Pictures has released a new TV spot for the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which you can watch right here after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Character posters for Straight Outta Compton In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men […]
New trailer and poster for N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton
Following some new character posters this morning, we now have a new trailer for N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which has slightly less swearing and nudity. In fact, there isn’t any at all. Check it out below: SEE ALSO: Character posters for Straight Outta Compton In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some […]
Watch the red band trailer for N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton
The first red band trailer (and blimey it’s a red band trailer all right) for the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton has arrived online. The trailer is even introduced by original N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. Check out the trailer and poster below. Warning – plenty of foul language and nudity. In the mid-1980s, the […]