War Room Takes Top Box Office Spot

Sony’s low budget Christian drama War Room has ended Straight Outta Compton’s run as the weekend box office champion.

The War Room earned an estimated $12.3 million over the course of Labor Day Weekend, which brings its reported overall to $28 million. Sony reports that Christian groups made up of just over %70 of the War Room’s viewing audience. The film cost just over $3.5 million to make, and is directed, co-starring, and was co-written by former pastor Alex Kendrick.

Straight Outta Compton has amassed $150 million dollars domestically while earning rave reviews. The biopic caps an impressive run by Universal, who have enjoyed hits such as Jurassic World, Furious 7, and Minions. Their worldwide estimates exceed $4 billion for this summer, the most of any studio.

The numbers below were originally found on Box Office Mojo.

War Room- $9.4 million
Straight Outta Compton- $8.8 million
A Walk In The Woods- $8.3 million
Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation- $7.2 million
The Transporter Refueled- $7.1 million
No Escape- $5.4 million
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.- $3.4 million
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos- $3.4 million
Sinister 2- $3.4 million
Inside Out- $3.1 million

This summer was one of the highest grossing summers for North American box offices, bringing in $4.48 billion. However, this past Labor Day weekend is one of the lowest in terms of gross box office revenue in recent memory.

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