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"Straight Outta Compton" tops North America box office for 2nd weekend

Xinhua, August 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

"Straight Outta Compton" and "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" were the No. 1 and No. 2 movies in North America again this weekend, as two new releases opened behind them.

"Straight Outta Compton" fell 56 percent in its second weekend but still topped the box office charts with 26.8 million U.S. dollars, according to studio estimates gathered by Rentrak, which marked the 13th weekend box office winner for Universal films.

"Straight Outta Compton," an airbrushed version of West Coast Rap's emergence, grossed 111.5 million dollars in two weeks. Universal added 268 locations to the hit biopic's 2,757 venues, for a total of 3,025.

The "Mission: Impossible" redux was predicted to rake in 11.7 million dollars in its fourth weekend of exhibition, dropping 32 percent. Screened at 3,392 theaters, the fifth installment of the Tom Cruise-led blockbuster franchise from Paramount has grossed 157.7 million dollars in North America.

Focus' "Sinister 2" debuted in the third place with an estimated 10.6 million dollars. The horror sequel, about possessed kids who murder their families, was on 2,766 screens. It received a "B-" rating from first-night moviegoers on CinemaScore. Critics gave it a poor 12 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

"Hitman: Agent 47" from Fox premiered at the fourth place. The video game based action film opened with 8.2 million dollars, 34.6 percent lower than the 2007 13.1-million-dollar opening of the original "Hitman". The film received a "B" rating on CinemaScore. Critics gave it a 7 percent positive rate.

Rounding out the rest of 10 most popular films this weekend in the United States and Canada were "Man From U.N.C.L.E." (7.4 million dollars), "American Ultra" (5.5 million), "The Gift" (4.3 million), "Ant-Man" (4 million), "Minions" (3.7 million) and "Fantastic Four" (3.7 million). Endit