Domestic Box Office For August 2015
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straight Outta Compton | $161,197,785 | 3,142 | $60,200,180 | 37.3% | 2,757 | Aug 14 | Oct 22 | Universal Pictures | 
| 2 | War Room | $67,790,117 | 1,945 | $11,351,389 | 16.7% | 1,135 | Aug 28 | Dec 13 | TriStar Pictures | 
| 3 | Fantastic Four | $56,117,548 | 4,004 | $25,685,737 | 45.8% | 3,995 | Aug 7 | Oct 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 4 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | $45,445,109 | 3,673 | $13,421,036 | 29.5% | 3,638 | Aug 14 | Oct 22 | Warner Bros. | 
| 5 | The Gift | $43,787,265 | 2,503 | $11,854,273 | 27.1% | 2,503 | Aug 7 | Oct 9 | STX Entertainment | 
| 6 | Sinister 2 | $27,740,955 | 2,799 | $10,542,116 | 38% | 2,766 | Aug 21 | Oct 29 | Focus Features | 
| 7 | No Escape | $27,288,872 | 3,415 | $8,111,264 | 29.7% | 3,355 | Aug 26 | Nov 26 | The Weinstein Company | 
| 8 | Ricki and the Flash | $26,822,144 | 2,064 | $6,610,961 | 24.6% | 1,603 | Aug 7 | Oct 11 | TriStar Pictures | 
| 9 | Hitman: Agent 47 | $22,467,450 | 3,273 | $8,326,530 | 37.1% | 3,261 | Aug 21 | Oct 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 10 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | $19,375,982 | 2,360 | $4,038,962 | 20.8% | 2,320 | Aug 5 | Oct 22 | Lionsgate | 
| 11 | American Ultra | $14,440,985 | 2,778 | $5,454,284 | 37.8% | 2,778 | Aug 21 | Oct 8 | Lionsgate | 
| 12 | Irrational Man | $4,030,360 | 925 | $175,312 | 4.3% | 7 | Aug 7 | Nov 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 13 | We Are Your Friends | $3,591,417 | 2,333 | $1,767,308 | 49.2% | 2,333 | Aug 28 | Sep 24 | Warner Bros. | 
| 14 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | $1,477,002 | 795 | $52,334 | 3.5% | 4 | Aug 28 | Oct 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
