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UK Box Office Report 28th - 30th August 2015: Straight Outta Compton tops the box office on its debit weekend

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Straight Outta Compton
Following the path laid down by its US box office release, Straight Outta Compton this week climbs to the top of the UK box office on its debut.

A low week overall for the box office grosses and Straight Outta Compton's weekend take is £2.4 million, although it is higher than last weeks top film.

Straight Outta Compton

Last weeks top film was Paper Town which this week takes a big shove down the box office and ends up at number 8.

A £452,953 second weekend gross brings the film total gross to date to £3.4 with the prospect of a very short 3 week run.

Worth noting is the run of Inside Out which once again is at 2 and like last week would have been the top movie it it was Monday to Friday.

Also new this week is Hitman Agent 47 at number 3 and 45 Years which is new at number 10, Zak Efrons We Are Your Friends is considered a flop with a number 13 entry.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Straight Outta Compton - £2,498,231
  2. Inside Out - £1,199,103
  3. Hitman Agent 47 - £961,411
  4. Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation - £890,857
  5. Pixels - £664,728
  6. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - £658,399
  7. Sinister 2 - £569,830
  8. Paper Towns - £452,953
  9. Minions - £353,262
  10. 45 Years - £331,196
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