The first “Compton” box office figures follow recent forecasts for a dominant opening weekend of more than $40 million.
Universal’s music biopic about the iconic rap group N.W.A has been generating strong interest among African-American and Caucasian male audiences. The title is taken from the group’s debut 1988 album.
“Compton,” directed by F. Gary Gray, is launching in approximately 2,755 North American theaters on Friday after showing on 2,264 screens Thursday. O’Shea Jackson Jr. plays his father, Ice Cube, while Corey Hawkins stars as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell plays Eazy-E. Producers are original N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, along with Gray, Tomica Woods-Wright, Matt Alvarez and Scott Bernstein.
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