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'Straight Outta Compton' Tops Box Office For Opening Weekend

By Lindsey India | Aug 17, 2015 08:00 PM EDT

Straight Outta Compton hit the top of the box office during its opening weekend, garnering $56.1 million in ticket sales. The N.W.A. biopic has been earning nationwide enthusiasm over the last few months, as the story of the former rap group has finally been put into movie formation. Ratings for the music film have been positively high after hitting 2,757 theaters all over the country. The overall budget for Straight Outta Compton was originally $29 million, and has been nearly doubled in its opening weekend alone. Reports say that the opening weekend for the movie is the sixth-biggest August debut ever, the tenth-biggest R-rated debut of all time, and double the previous best debut for a musical biopic. Read More »

Watch: NWA Biopic Movie 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer [VIDEO]

By Jon Niles | Apr 01, 2015 11:00 PM EDT

Are you ready to experience the new biopic movie Straight Outta Compton, which tells the story of Hip Hop's iconic California rap group, N.W.A.? Well, this week we were treated to a brand new trailer for the movie from director F. Gary Gray, plus a series of character posters for Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E portrayed by O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, respectfully. Watch this new preview below in order to get excited for the August 14, 2015 release date! Read More »

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