Packer’s “Straight Outta Compton” tops box office for third consecutive week

“Straight Outta Compton,” which is executive produced by FAMU alumnus Will Packer, ruled the box office for the third consecutive week.

The movie opened at $56.1 million during its first week and took in another $13.2 million this week for a domestic total of $134 million.

Last year, two films that Packer produced opened at No. 1 (No Good Deed and Think Like a Man Too.)

“Straight Outta Compton” follows the meteoric rise and fall of the rap group N.W.A. and tells how it revolutionized music and pop culture with its songs about life in “the hood.”

Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, “Straight Outta Compton” is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job).  The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright.