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US Box Office Report weekending 23rd August 2015: Compton stays on top for a second Sinister 2 enters at 3

US Box Office Report weekending 23rd August 2015:  Compton stays on top for a second Sinister 2 enters at 3
Sinister 2
No change at the top for Straight Outta Compton which claims its second week as the top film in America with $26.7 million.

This brings the total gross for the Hip Hip film to $111 million over the 2 weeks of release, not bad for a film costing $29 million to produce.

Highest new film of the week was horror film Sinister 2 getting the jump on the Halloween season early.

Sinister 2 takes $10.6 million on it's debut. Also new this week is video game adaptation Hitman Agent 47 at number 4 and American Ultra at number 6.

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