Compton Is Now Highest Grossing Music Biopic Ever

NWA movie wins box office for a third weekend

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2015 11:08 AM CDT

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Compton Is Now Highest Grossing Music Biopic Ever — O’Shea Jackson, Jr., left, as Ice Cube and Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, in “Straight Outta Compton." (Jaimie Trueblood/Universal Pictures via AP)

Straight Outta Compton ruled the box office roost for the third weekend in a row, quietly pulling in $13.2 million as summer fades to black. But as USA Today notes, that was enough to propel it past Walk the Line as the highest grossing music biopic ever, with a total of $134 million. "Straight Outta Compton is taking full advantage of not only being a great movie but also having a great release in the movie calendar," says a box office analyst. "There's not a lot of competition out there right now this time of year." Christian drama War Room gave Compton some stealth competition, however, with $11 million, reports the AP. Meanwhile, Zac Efron's We Are Your Friends flopped with $1.8 million. (Read more box office stories.)