Hip-hop is most definitely the voice of American culture. With all the controversy surrounding the films debut in the two week media frenzy, only proved to further the fascination in seeing Straight Outta Compton. Through all the exaggerated lengths to slow attendance by beefing up security and news anchors expressing their surprise at the non-violence that occurred in the films nationwide release, the hip-hop film has accrued over $115.7 million dollars. The Universal Pictures film, opened up to $60.2 million during its opening weekend, exceeding all expectations on its $29 million production budgets.
Rentrak senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian tells USA TODAY.
“It is the movie of the moment, the movie everyone is talking about. Thank goodness for Straight Outta Compton because we definitely need that boost.”
Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations states:
”Heres a film that was specifically catering toward an African-American audience, and it broke through those boundaries that first weekend and continues to do so. That’s a great story.”
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