<Li> $45 million (net) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $201.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical film directed by F. Gary Gray, depicting the career of gangsta rap group N.W.A . Titled after N.W.A's 1988 debut studio album, the film focuses on members Eazy - E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre, and the rise and fall of the group . Members of N.W.A were involved in making the film, including Ice Cube and Dr. Dre as producers, as was Eazy - E's widow, Tomica Woods - Wright, while MC Ren and DJ Yella served as creative consultants . Ice Cube is portrayed by his son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., with Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell as Eazy - E. Paul Giamatti also stars as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller . </P> <P> Released August 14, 2015, Straight Outta Compton was a commercial and critical success, making over $200 million against its $50 million budget and being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . It inspired Dr. Dre's third studio album, Compton, which debuted at no . 2 on the US Billboard 200 album chart a week prior to the film's release . The film's soundtrack album, featuring music by N.W.A, debuted at no . 1 on the Rap Albums chart and reached no . 1 on the Top R&B / Hip - Hop Albums chart . Jerry Heller filed a lawsuit against those involved with the film, protesting the way he was depicted and claiming that parts of the story had been taken from his autobiography without permission . </P>

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