{"id":45676,"date":"2015-08-22T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=45676"},"modified":"2015-08-22T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T17:00:57","slug":"american-ultra-flops-at-friday-box-office-compton-also-tops-sinister-2-hitman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/08\/22\/american-ultra-flops-at-friday-box-office-compton-also-tops-sinister-2-hitman\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;American Ultra&#8221; Flops at Friday Box Office; &#8220;Compton&#8221; Also Tops &#8220;Sinister 2,&#8221; &#8220;Hitman&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Few doubted &#8220;Straight Outta Compton&#8221; would top the Friday box office en route to a second straight weekend victory.<\/p>\n<p>Most, however, expected the new crop of films to put up a stronger fight than they did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sinister 2,&#8221; &#8220;Hitman: Agent 47&#8221; and &#8220;American Ultra&#8221; all fell dramatically short of Friday&#8217;s &#8220;Compton&#8221; mark.  The lattermost film debuted with a particularly weak number.<\/p>\n<p>Enough for only #6 on the Friday box office chart, &#8220;Ultra&#8221; managed a mere $2.1 million.  It is not even expected to cross the $6 million mark by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sinister 2&#8221; (#2, $4.7 million) and &#8220;Hitman&#8221; (#4, $3.1 million) also trailed &#8220;Straight Outta Compton,&#8221; which led the Friday box office with $8.3 million.  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