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Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsFollow

2015 • PG-13 • 2h 11m • Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

The maze was just the beginning.

🍅 47% 62%

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2.7

6.3

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$30.30M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$81.70M

Final

Worldwide total

$310.60M

$228.90M international

Domestic legs2.70x

Budget$61.0M

2015 rank#36

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Cast & crew

Full Ball filmography

Wes Ball

Wes Ball Director

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien Starring

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario Starring

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster Starring

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito Starring

ScreenplayT.S. Nowlin Produced byEllen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen CinematographyGyula Pados MusicJohn Paesano Prod. DesignDaniel T. Dorrance Studio20th Century Fox SeriesMaze Runner

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 18-20 1 $30.3M — 3,791 $7,997 $30.3M

2 Sep 25-27 3 $14.3M −52.9% 3,792 $3,764 $52.0M

3 Oct 2-4 5 $7.8M −45.3% 3,319 $2,352 $63.4M

4 Oct 9-11 6 $5.4M −31.2% 2,838 $1,893 $70.8M

5 Oct 16-18 10 $2.9M −46.8% 1,976 $1,446 $75.5M

6 Oct 23-25 14 $1.4M −50.4% 1,008 $1,406 $77.7M

7 Oct 30-32 18 $808.8K −42.9% 671 $1,205 $78.9M

8 Nov 6-8 18 $589.6K −27.1% 441 $1,337 $79.8M

9 Nov 13-15 22 $463.8K −21.3% 369 $1,257 $80.5M

10 Nov 20-22 24 $237.6K −48.8% 309 $769 $80.8M

11 Nov 27-29 24 $214.0K −10.0% 213 $1,004 $81.2M

12 Dec 4-6 29 $116.0K −45.8% 190 $611 $81.3M

13 Dec 11-13 34 $86.2K −25.7% 163 $529 $81.5M

14 Dec 18-20 35 $45.6K −47.1% 110 $414 $81.5M

15 Dec 25-27 44 $27.9K −38.8% 59 $473 $81.6M

16 Jan 1-3 46 $29.9K +7.1% 48 $623 $81.7M

17 Jan 8-10 53 $17.5K −41.5% 39 $449 $81.7M

18 Jan 15-17 60 $4.3K −75.2% 12 $362 $81.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Sep 17 #P $1.7M — $1.7M 0 $0 -1

Fri Sep 18 #1 $11.0M +547.3% $11.0M 3,791 $2,903 1

Sat Sep 19 #1 $12.2M +11.3% $23.3M 3,791 $3,231 2

Sun Sep 20 #1 $7.1M −42.3% $30.3M 3,791 $1,864 3

Mon Sep 21 #2 $1.7M −76.3% $32.0M 3,791 $442 4

Tue Sep 22 #2 $2.5M +49.4% $34.5M 3,791 $660 5

Wed Sep 23 #2 $1.7M −30.2% $36.2M 3,791 $461 6

Thu Sep 24 #2 $1.4M −17.6% $37.7M 3,791 $380 7

Fri Sep 25 #3 $4.1M +186.6% −62.5% $41.8M 3,792 $1,089 8

Sat Sep 26 #3 $6.5M +58.5% −46.6% $48.4M 3,792 $1,726 9

Sun Sep 27 #3 $3.6M −45.1% −49.1% $52.0M 3,792 $948 10

Mon Sep 28 #5 $877.0K −75.6% −47.7% $52.8M 3,792 $231 11

Tue Sep 29 #5 $1.2M +39.2% −51.3% $54.1M 3,792 $322 12

Wed Sep 30 #5 $819.7K −32.8% −53.1% $54.9M 3,792 $216 13

Thu Oct 1 #5 $716.7K −12.6% −50.3% $55.6M 3,792 $189 14

Fri Oct 2 #5 $2.1M +196.5% −48.5% $57.7M 3,319 $640 15

Sat Oct 3 #5 $3.7M +71.9% −44.2% $61.4M 3,319 $1,101 16

Sun Oct 4 #5 $2.0M −44.5% −43.6% $63.4M 3,319 $611 17

Mon Oct 5 #6 $475.1K −76.6% −45.8% $63.9M 3,319 $143 18

Tue Oct 6 #5 $645.6K +35.9% −47.1% $64.5M 3,319 $195 19

Wed Oct 7 #6 $425.6K −34.1% −48.1% $64.9M 3,319 $128 20

Thu Oct 8 #5 $451.0K +6.0% −37.1% $65.4M 3,319 $136 21

Fri Oct 9 #6 $1.5M +229.7% −30.0% $66.9M 2,838 $524 22

Sat Oct 10 #6 $2.3M +56.8% −36.2% $69.2M 2,838 $821 23

Sun Oct 11 #6 $1.6M −33.3% −23.3% $70.8M 2,838 $548 24

Mon Oct 12 #6 $801.6K −48.4% +68.7% $71.6M 2,838 $282 25

Tue Oct 13 #6 $450.7K −43.8% −30.2% $72.0M 2,838 $159 26

Wed Oct 14 #6 $336.7K −25.3% −20.9% $72.4M 2,838 $119 27

Thu Oct 15 #6 $307.7K −8.6% −31.8% $72.7M 2,838 $108 28

Fri Oct 16 #10 $801.2K +160.4% −46.1% $73.5M 1,976 $405 29

Sat Oct 17 #10 $1.3M +62.9% −44.0% $74.8M 1,976 $660 30

Sun Oct 18 #10 $750.7K −42.5% −51.7% $75.5M 1,976 $380 31

Mon Oct 19 #10 $201.4K −73.2% −74.9% $75.7M 1,976 $102 32

Tue Oct 20 #10 $240.7K +19.5% −46.6% $76.0M 1,976 $122 33

Wed Oct 21 #11 $175.1K −27.3% −48.0% $76.1M 1,976 $89 34

Thu Oct 22 #10 $143.9K −17.8% −53.2% $76.3M 1,976 $73 35

Fri Oct 23 #15 $385.6K +167.9% −51.9% $76.7M 1,008 $383 36

Sat Oct 24 #13 $678.7K +76.0% −48.0% $77.3M 1,008 $673 37

Sun Oct 25 #13 $353.1K −48.0% −53.0% $77.7M 1,008 $350 38

Mon Oct 26 #14 $96.6K −72.7% −52.0% $77.8M 1,008 $96 39

Tue Oct 27 #14 $117.5K +21.7% −51.2% $77.9M 1,008 $117 40

Wed Oct 28 #14 $87.5K −25.5% −50.0% $78.0M 1,008 $87 41

Thu Oct 29 #14 $82.7K −5.5% −42.5% $78.1M 1,008 $82 42

Fri Oct 30 #- $237.8K +187.5% −38.3% $78.3M 671 $354 43

Sat Oct 31 #- $294.5K +23.9% −56.6% $78.6M 671 $439 44

Sun Nov 1 #- $276.5K −6.1% −21.7% $78.9M 671 $412 45

Mon Nov 2 #- $88.3K −68.1% −8.5% $79.0M 671 $132 46

Tue Nov 3 #- $104.2K +18.0% −11.3% $79.1M 671 $155 47

Wed Nov 4 #- $65.6K −37.1% −25.1% $79.1M 671 $98 48

Thu Nov 5 #- $61.0K −6.9% −26.2% $79.2M 671 $91 49

Fri Nov 6 #- $159.3K +161.0% −33.0% $79.4M 441 $361 50

Sat Nov 7 #- $291.8K +83.2% −0.9% $79.7M 441 $662 51

Sun Nov 8 #- $138.5K −52.5% −49.9% $79.8M 441 $314 52

Mon Nov 9 #- $37.4K −73.0% −57.6% $79.8M 441 $85 53

Tue Nov 10 #- $54.1K +44.4% −48.1% $79.9M 441 $123 54

Wed Nov 11 #- $97.8K +81.0% +49.2% $80.0M 441 $222 55

Thu Nov 12 #- $34.0K −65.2% −44.2% $80.0M 441 $77 56

Fri Nov 13 #- $127.2K +273.7% −20.1% $80.1M 369 $345 57

Sat Nov 14 #- $223.8K +75.9% −23.3% $80.4M 369 $606 58

Sun Nov 15 #- $112.8K −49.6% −18.6% $80.5M 369 $306 59

Mon Nov 16 #- $26.2K −76.7% −29.9% $80.5M 369 $71 60

Tue Nov 17 #- $32.5K +23.7% −40.0% $80.5M 369 $88 61

Wed Nov 18 #- $23.8K −26.8% −75.7% $80.6M 369 $64 62

Thu Nov 19 #- $19.2K −19.1% −43.5% $80.6M 369 $52 63

Fri Nov 20 #- $62.2K +223.2% −51.1% $80.7M 309 $201 64

Sat Nov 21 #- $105.6K +69.9% −52.8% $80.8M 309 $342 65

Sun Nov 22 #- $69.9K −33.8% −38.1% $80.8M 309 $226 66

Mon Nov 23 #- $34.3K −50.9% +30.6% $80.9M 309 $111 67

Tue Nov 24 #- $36.7K +7.2% +13.2% $80.9M 309 $119 68

Wed Nov 25 #- $42.2K +14.8% +77.5% $80.9M 219 $193 69

Thu Nov 26 #- $26.7K −36.7% +38.8% $81.0M 219 $122 70

Fri Nov 27 #- $78.9K +195.6% +26.9% $81.0M 213 $370 71

Sat Nov 28 #- $90.5K +14.6% −14.3% $81.1M 213 $425 72

Sun Nov 29 #- $44.6K −50.7% −36.2% $81.2M 213 $209 73

Mon Nov 30 #- $11.6K −74.0% −66.2% $81.2M 213 $54 74

Tue Dec 1 #- $12.0K +3.7% −67.3% $81.2M 213 $56 75

Wed Dec 2 #- $10.6K −11.5% −74.8% $81.2M 213 $50 76

Thu Dec 3 #- $11.5K +8.2% −56.9% $81.2M 213 $54 77

Fri Dec 4 #- $29.8K +159.0% −62.2% $81.3M 190 $157 78

Sat Dec 5 #- $54.3K +82.2% −39.9% $81.3M 190 $286 79

Sun Dec 6 #- $31.9K −41.3% −28.5% $81.3M 190 $168 80

Mon Dec 7 #- $8.3K −74.0% −28.5% $81.3M 190 $44 81

Tue Dec 8 #- $9.3K +12.7% −22.3% $81.4M 190 $49 82

Wed Dec 9 #- $8.8K −6.1% −17.6% $81.4M 190 $46 83

Thu Dec 10 #- $9.4K +6.8% −18.6% $81.4M 190 $49 84

Fri Dec 11 #- $22.9K +144.3% −23.3% $81.4M 163 $140 85

Sat Dec 12 #- $39.5K +72.6% −27.3% $81.4M 163 $242 86

Sun Dec 13 #- $23.8K −39.6% −25.3% $81.5M 163 $146 87

Mon Dec 14 #- $6.9K −70.9% −16.2% $81.5M 163 $43 88

Tue Dec 15 #- $7.8K +12.0% −16.7% $81.5M 163 $48 89

Wed Dec 16 #- $6.7K −13.3% −23.2% $81.5M 163 $41 90

Thu Dec 17 #- $7.3K +8.8% −21.8% $81.5M 163 $45 91

Fri Dec 18 #- $12.1K +65.3% −47.1% $81.5M 110 $110 92

Sat Dec 19 #- $18.6K +53.8% −52.8% $81.5M 110 $169 93

Sun Dec 20 #- $14.8K −20.3% −37.7% $81.5M 110 $135 94

Mon Dec 21 #- $10.5K −29.5% +50.9% $81.5M 110 $95 95

Tue Dec 22 #- $11.8K +12.5% +51.5% $81.6M 110 $107 96

Wed Dec 23 #- $10.3K −12.3% +53.3% $81.6M 110 $94 97

Thu Dec 24 #- $5.5K −47.1% −25.4% $81.6M 110 $50 98

Fri Dec 25 #- $7.2K +32.6% −40.2% $81.6M 59 $123 99

Sat Dec 26 #- $11.9K +64.8% −35.9% $81.6M 59 $202 100

Sun Dec 27 #- $8.7K −26.9% −41.2% $81.6M 59 $148 101

Mon Dec 28 #- $6.5K −25.6% −38.0% $81.6M 59 $110 102

Tue Dec 29 #- $7.1K +10.0% −39.3% $81.6M 59 $121 103

Wed Dec 30 #- $7.9K +10.5% −23.6% $81.6M 59 $134 104

Thu Dec 31 #- $5.5K −30.9% −0.2% $81.6M 59 $92 105

Fri Jan 1 #- $11.5K +111.3% +59.1% $81.6M 48 $240 106

Sat Jan 2 #- $12.4K +7.3% +3.6% $81.7M 48 $258 107

Sun Jan 3 #- $6.0K −51.6% −31.4% $81.7M 48 $125 108

Mon Jan 4 #- $3.1K −48.0% −52.0% $81.7M 48 $65 109

Tue Jan 5 #- $2.4K −23.9% −66.8% $81.7M 48 $49 110

Wed Jan 6 #- $1.9K −18.2% −75.4% $81.7M 48 $40 111

Thu Jan 7 #- $2.1K +6.3% −62.2% $81.7M 48 $43 112

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$81.0M

Sep 17Oct 5Oct 22Nov 9Nov 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $237.6K

$30.3M

$14.3M

$7.8M

$5.4M

$2.9M

$1.4M

$808.8K

$589.6K

$463.8K

$237.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,792 → 219 −94.2%

3,791 open219 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −48.8%

−52.9%

W1→2

−45.3%

W2→3

−31.2%

W3→4

−46.8%

W4→5

−50.4%

W5→6

−42.9%

W6→7

−27.1%

W7→8

−21.3%

W8→9

−48.8%

W9→10

Steepest −52.9%Best hold −21.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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