Domestic Box Office For August 2015
Key:Estimated
| 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 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | $8,008,363 | 913 | $1,817,937 | 22.7% | 183 | Aug 4 | Aug 17 | FUNimation Entertainment |
| 13 | Grandma | $6,980,524 | 1,061 | $115,540 | 1.7% | 4 | Aug 21 | Mar 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | We Are Your Friends | $3,591,417 | 2,333 | $1,767,308 | 49.2% | 2,333 | Aug 28 | Sep 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Learning to Drive | $3,447,633 | 339 | $66,015 | 1.9% | 4 | Aug 21 | Nov 26 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 16 | Mistress America | $2,500,431 | 512 | $93,206 | 3.7% | 4 | Aug 14 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | Meru | $2,334,228 | 176 | $91,279 | 3.9% | 7 | Aug 14 | Nov 19 | Music Box Films |
| 18 | Assassination | $1,904,682 | 33 | $287,700 | 15.1% | 33 | Aug 7 | Oct 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 19 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | $1,477,002 | 795 | $52,334 | 3.5% | 4 | Aug 7 | Oct 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | Once I Was a Beehive | $732,655 | 32 | $48,409 | 6.6% | 19 | Aug 14 | Nov 30 | Purdie Distribution |
| 21 | Brothers | $613,775 | 164 | $357,404 | 58.2% | 164 | Aug 14 | Aug 23 | FIP |
| 22 | Phantom | $489,984 | 93 | $266,756 | 54.4% | 93 | Aug 28 | Sep 13 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Rosenwald | $433,924 | 21 | $7,902 | 1.8% | 1 | Aug 14 | - | Ciesla Foundation |
| 24 | The Second Mother | $376,986 | 223 | $24,086 | 6.4% | 3 | Aug 28 | Dec 20 | Oscilloscope |
| 25 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet | $355,343 | 37 | $27,435 | 7.7% | 2 | Aug 7 | Oct 15 | GKIDS |
| 26 | Go Away Mr. Tumor | $286,639 | 18 | $50,036 | 17.5% | 15 | Aug 14 | Sep 17 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 27 | Dark Places | $208,588 | 151 | - | - | - | Aug 7 | Aug 20 | A24 |
| 28 | Cop Car | $134,552 | 60 | $26,146 | 19.4% | 3 | Aug 7 | Aug 27 | Focus World |
| 29 | Z for Zachariah | $121,461 | 29 | $56,902 | 46.8% | 29 | Aug 28 | Sep 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 30 | Digging for Fire | $119,364 | 30 | $25,000 | - | 3 | Aug 21 | Sep 27 | The Orchard |
| 31 | She's Funny That Way | $111,996 | 26 | - | - | - | Aug 21 | Sep 10 | Lionsgate Premiere |
| 32 | Memories of the Sword | $111,071 | 22 | $50,240 | 45.2% | 22 | Aug 28 | Sep 17 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 33 | Queen of Earth | $91,218 | 12 | $11,360 | 12.5% | 2 | Aug 26 | Oct 1 | IFC Films |
| 34 | Turbo Kid | $67,069 | 31 | $31,428 | 46.9% | 26 | Aug 28 | Oct 4 | Epic Pictures Group |
| 35 | People Places Things | $67,046 | 19 | $31,262 | 46.6% | 19 | Aug 14 | - | The Film Arcade |
| 36 | Quay | $51,858 | 2 | $16,995 | 32.8% | 1 | Aug 19 | Oct 22 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 37 | We Come as Friends | $50,921 | 8 | - | - | - | Aug 14 | - | BBC Worldwide North America |
| 38 | Bangistan | $48,694 | 41 | $34,263 | 70.4% | 41 | Aug 7 | Aug 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 39 | Army of Shadows 2015 Re-release | $30,190 | 1 | $8,112 | 26.9% | 1 | Aug 26 | Oct 22 | Rialto Pictures |
| 40 | Paulette 2015 Re-release | $29,494 | 2 | $8,882 | 30.1% | 1 | Aug 14 | Sep 13 | Cohen Media Group |
| 41 | 7 Chinese Brothers | $28,180 | 8 | - | - | - | Aug 28 | Sep 24 | Screen Media Films |
| 42 | Metropolitan 2015 Re-release | $22,284 | 3 | $7,554 | 33.9% | 1 | Aug 7 | Dec 17 | Rialto Pictures |
| 43 | Slow Learners | $22,272 | 6 | $948 | 4.3% | 1 | Aug 19 | Sep 24 | IFC Films |
| 44 | A Reason | $15,792 | 4 | $1,690 | 10.7% | 3 | Aug 28 | Dec 15 | Indican Pictures |
| 45 | An Eye for Beauty | $9,395 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 28 | - | Monument Releasing |
| 46 | Station to Station | $9,000 | 1 | $9,000 | - | 1 | Aug 21 | Aug 23 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 47 | The Great Man | $7,814 | 1 | $2,482 | 31.8% | 1 | Aug 14 | Sep 3 | Distrib Films |
| 48 | The Dinner | $7,282 | 2 | $805 | 11.1% | 1 | Aug 7 | Sep 24 | Film Movement |
| 49 | The Night of the Shooting Stars 2015 Re-release | $6,186 | 1 | $4,414 | 71.4% | 1 | Aug 12 | - | Cohen Media Group |
| 50 | Top Spin | $5,858 | 4 | $2,177 | 37.2% | 1 | Aug 21 | Dec 3 | First Run |
| 51 | Guidance | $4,900 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 21 | Oct 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 52 | The Iron Ministry | $3,340 | 3 | $896 | 26.8% | 3 | Aug 21 | Dec 20 | Icarus Films |
| 53 | Windsor Drive | $3,256 | 2 | $2,160 | 66.3% | 2 | Aug 28 | - | Indican Pictures |
| 54 | Sneakerheadz | $1,903 | 3 | $1,903 | 100% | 3 | Aug 7 | - | Submarine Deluxe |
| 55 | Dark Forest | $1,739 | 1 | $1,739 | 100% | 1 | Aug 21 | Aug 23 | Zell-Koj Studio |
| 56 | Drown | $1,631 | 1 | $860 | 52.7% | 1 | Aug 28 | Nov 22 | Strand Releasing |
