NWA - Compton' tops box office for 3rd week

Universal's "Straight Outta Compton" topped the box office for the third-straight week with $13.2 million at North American theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, which has now made $134.1 million in total, has continued to dominate August moviegoing. It joins "Jurassic World" as the only movies to lead the box office three consecutive weeks this summer.

The late August weekend held scant competition for "Straight Outta Compton," but "War Room" nearly matched it. The Sony TriStar release took in $11 million by appealing to faith-based audiences, an often powerful but underserved demographic at the multiplex. "War Room" is about an African-American family who perseveres through prayer.

Posted by donmega on 31 Aug 2015