Box Office
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5 Reasons ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Shot Down Box-Office Records
Ice Cube’s charm, broad social themes and witty lines like “bye Felicia!” help N.W.A biopic connect with audiences
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Gangsta on Box Office With $56 Million Debut
The biopic about rap group N.W.A plays across ethnic lines to post biggest opening ever for an R-rated movie in August
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Helps Universal Top Domestic Box Office Record
Universal is celebrating a record-breaking year after another milestone: crossing $2 billion in North America faster than any other studio ever has before
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Straight Outta Compton Heads for $55 Million Explosion at Box Office
Biopic about iconic rappers blows away projections with $24.2 million Friday and leaves “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in dust
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Tops Charts With $5 Million at Thursday Night Box Office
Warner Bros.’ “Man From U.N.C.L.E” grosses $900,000 the same night
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Cost of James Bond Rights May Climb After MGM’s 2Q Earnings Drop
A string of film misfires could force the studio to look for more co-production money from its post-“Spectre” distribution partner
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China’s Original Force Animation Pushes Into Feature Films With 2 Hollywood Vets
Sandra Rabins and Penney Finkelman Cox, who oversaw launch of DWA and Sony Animation, named co-presidents
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Ice Cube’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’: F–k tha Mainstream, N.W.A Biopic Will Top Box Office
The group’s fan base will drive an opening expected to top $30 million, while “The Man From U.N.C.L.E” is looking at the high-teens this weekend
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Why Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ Scored But Other Starry Summer Movies Flopped
“Rogue Nation” posts second straight weekend win, bucking a trend of box office misfires led by former A-listers like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adam Sandler and Mark Wahlberg
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‘Fantastic Four’ Flop: How Much Damage Did Director Josh Trank’s Tweet Cause?
The young auteur’s post implying that studio compromised his vision could have shaved $5 million to $10 million off dismal box office opening
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‘Fantastic Four’ Fails, Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ Sails at Box Office
“Rogue Nation” tops with $29.4 million, Fox’s Marvel superhero reboot misfires with $26.2 million and STX’s “The Gift” is 3rd with $12 million
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‘Fantastic Four’ Flameout Opens Door to Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ at Box Office
Rancid reviews take toll on Fox’s pricey Marvel reboot. Thriller ‘The Gift’ is third and heading for $11 million in debut for STX and Meryl Streep’s “Ricki and Flash” can’t hit high notes
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‘Fantastic Four’ Tops With $2.7 Million at Thursday Night Box Office
STX’s “The Gift” and Sony’s “Ricki and the Flash” are this weekend’s other openers
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Lions Gate Stock Slides After Q1 Revenue, Earnings Dip on Lean Film Line-up
With “Age of Adaline” the studio’s only wide movie release in the quarter, television provides the bright spot with strong international numbers
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Silent ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Debuts to Not Baaa-d 850,000 at Box Office
The U.K.’s dialogue-free “Wallace and Gromit” spinoff has made $70 million abroad, but will American kids dig droll?
