Summary 'Straight Outta Compton' continued its reign atop N American box office for a second straight week.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - "Straight Outta Compton" protected its turf this weekend, extending its reign atop the North American box office for a second straight week, industry figures showed Monday.
The biopic about pioneering rap group N.W.A. raked in $26.4 million in box office receipts over the weekend after a strong debut brought in $60.2 million its first weekend in movie theaters, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported.
Named after the 1988 studio album that gave birth to the gangsta rap genre and includes the group s controversial anti-police anthem, the movie appears to have struck a chord with moviegoers -- raking in $111.1 million so far -- at a time when protests over racism and police shootings are in the headlines.
It outpaced "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation," the fifth installment of the Tom Cruise franchise, which was number two for a second week running, pulling in $11.5 million.
The action thriller has piled up $157.5 million in sales over the past four weeks, according to Exhibitor Relations.
"Sinister 2" -- a horror flick about a child s nightly visitations from ghoulish kids -- came in third in its debut weekend, with $10.5 million.
Also new this week was "Hitman: Agent 47," an action film about a genetically engineered killer, which came in fourth at $8.3 million.
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," a reboot of the 1960s TV spy series, slid to fifth place from third, picking up $7.3 million.
Violent action comedy "American Ultra," about a stoner (Jesse Eisenberg) who doesn t know he s a trained killer for the CIA, took in $5.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, enough for sixth place.
Seventh with $4.3 million in ticket sales was psychological thriller "The Gift," starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall.
Marvel action flick "Ant-Man" was eighth, bringing in $4.1 million in its sixth week out, for a cumulative total of $164.5 million.
Animated comedy sequel "Minions" was ninth with a weekend take of $3.8 million and a cumulative total of more than $320 million.
Rounding out the top 10 was "Fantastic Four," another comic book action film reboot, which plummeted from fourth place last week. It brought just $3.7 million and is only at $49.7 million total -- one of the summer s biggest disappointments.
