Over the past 10 years, August has been a hell of a month for subversive comedy hits to open up.
The film is in good company with all of these winners who went from risky and untested concepts to established, and in some cases record breaking winners.
However, considering properties like Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad are also seen as subversive in their respective comic universes, their success also helps bolster Sausage Party’s win.
With films like Talladega Nights, Tropic Thunder, The Other Guys, and We’re The Millers all taking the crown as the top film of August in their respective years of release, the month has been consistently primed for this very type of comedy.