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The Maze RunnerFollow

2014 • PG-13 • 1h 53m • Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

Remember. Survive. Run.

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$32.50M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$102.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$348.30M

$245.90M international

Domestic legs3.15x

Budget$34.0M

2014 rank#29

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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

Will Poulter

Will Poulter Starring

ScreenplayNoah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin Produced byEllen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Lee Stollman CinematographyEnrique Chediak MusicJohn Paesano Studio20th Century Fox SeriesMaze Runner

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 19-21 1 $32.5M — 3,604 $9,021 $32.5M

2 Sep 26-28 2 $17.4M −46.4% 3,638 $4,793 $58.0M

3 Oct 3-5 5 $11.6M −33.3% 3,605 $3,227 $73.6M

4 Oct 10-12 8 $7.5M −35.8% 3,072 $2,431 $83.8M

5 Oct 17-19 10 $4.4M −41.3% 2,155 $2,036 $90.7M

6 Oct 24-26 13 $2.4M −46.4% 1,496 $1,572 $94.1M

7 Oct 31-33 13 $2.3M −3.4% 1,620 $1,403 $97.0M

8 Nov 7-9 14 $1.2M −45.6% 1,012 $1,222 $98.9M

9 Nov 14-16 20 $632.9K −48.8% 524 $1,208 $100.1M

10 Nov 21-23 22 $304.1K −52.0% 370 $822 $100.5M

11 Nov 28-30 22 $337.0K +10.8% 275 $1,226 $101.0M

12 Dec 5-7 24 $233.3K −30.8% 275 $849 $101.4M

13 Dec 12-14 24 $188.7K −19.1% 241 $783 $101.6M

14 Dec 19-21 27 $121.3K −35.7% 181 $670 $101.8M

15 Dec 26-28 33 $124.4K +2.5% 137 $908 $102.0M

16 Jan 2-4 37 $98.8K −20.6% 118 $837 $102.2M

17 Jan 9-11 40 $61.0K −38.3% 95 $642 $102.3M

18 Jan 16-18 50 $32.2K −47.2% 60 $536 $102.4M

19 Jan 23-25 62 $18.1K −43.7% 42 $431 $102.4M

20 Jan 30-32 65 $7.7K −57.5% 24 $321 $102.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Sep 18 #P $1.1M — $1.1M 2,200 $500 -1

Fri Sep 19 #1 $11.3M +923.7% $11.3M 3,604 $3,125 1

Sat Sep 20 #1 $13.5M +19.6% $24.7M 3,604 $3,737 2

Sun Sep 21 #1 $7.8M −42.2% $32.5M 3,604 $2,159 3

Mon Sep 22 #1 $1.9M −76.0% $34.4M 3,604 $518 4

Tue Sep 23 #1 $2.4M +28.2% $36.8M 3,604 $663 5

Wed Sep 24 #1 $1.8M −26.2% $38.5M 3,604 $490 6

Thu Sep 25 #1 $2.0M +12.4% $40.5M 3,604 $550 7

Fri Sep 26 #2 $5.2M +162.5% −53.8% $45.7M 3,638 $1,431 8

Sat Sep 27 #2 $8.0M +53.0% −40.8% $53.7M 3,638 $2,190 9

Sun Sep 28 #3 $4.3M −46.5% −45.2% $58.0M 3,638 $1,172 10

Mon Sep 29 #2 $968.4K −77.3% −48.1% $58.9M 3,638 $266 11

Tue Sep 30 #2 $1.3M +29.3% −47.6% $60.2M 3,638 $344 12

Wed Oct 1 #2 $908.9K −27.4% −48.5% $61.1M 3,638 $250 13

Thu Oct 2 #2 $836.6K −7.9% −57.8% $61.9M 3,638 $230 14

Fri Oct 3 #4 $3.4M +309.8% −34.1% $65.4M 3,605 $951 15

Sat Oct 4 #5 $5.5M +60.1% −31.1% $70.8M 3,605 $1,522 16

Sun Oct 5 #5 $2.7M −50.5% −36.3% $73.6M 3,605 $754 17

Mon Oct 6 #4 $640.6K −76.4% −33.9% $74.2M 3,605 $178 18

Tue Oct 7 #4 $832.5K +30.0% −33.5% $75.0M 3,605 $231 19

Wed Oct 8 #4 $620.8K −25.4% −31.7% $75.6M 3,605 $172 20

Thu Oct 9 #4 $689.8K +11.1% −17.5% $76.3M 3,605 $191 21

Fri Oct 10 #8 $2.1M +206.1% −38.4% $78.5M 3,072 $687 22

Sat Oct 11 #7 $3.3M +57.1% −39.5% $81.8M 3,072 $1,080 23

Sun Oct 12 #7 $2.0M −38.6% −25.0% $83.8M 3,072 $663 24

Mon Oct 13 #8 $1.1M −44.7% +75.9% $84.9M 3,072 $367 25

Tue Oct 14 #7 $536.3K −52.4% −35.6% $85.5M 3,072 $175 26

Wed Oct 15 #7 $435.0K −18.9% −29.9% $85.9M 3,072 $142 27

Thu Oct 16 #7 $431.4K −0.8% −37.5% $86.3M 3,072 $140 28

Fri Oct 17 #10 $1.3M +199.3% −38.9% $87.6M 2,155 $599 29

Sat Oct 18 #10 $2.1M +60.6% −37.5% $89.7M 2,155 $962 30

Sun Oct 19 #10 $1.0M −50.6% −49.8% $90.7M 2,155 $475 31

Mon Oct 20 #10 $271.1K −73.5% −75.9% $91.0M 2,155 $126 32

Tue Oct 21 #11 $301.8K +11.3% −43.7% $91.3M 2,155 $140 33

Wed Oct 22 #10 $241.0K −20.1% −44.6% $91.5M 2,155 $112 34

Thu Oct 23 #10 $231.5K −3.9% −46.3% $91.8M 2,155 $107 35

Fri Oct 24 #13 $652.7K +182.0% −49.4% $92.4M 1,496 $436 36

Sat Oct 25 #13 $1.1M +70.4% −46.3% $93.5M 1,496 $743 37

Sun Oct 26 #13 $587.4K −47.2% −42.6% $94.1M 1,496 $393 38

Mon Oct 27 #13 $147.6K −74.9% −45.5% $94.3M 1,496 $99 39

Tue Oct 28 #13 $179.1K +21.3% −40.6% $94.4M 1,496 $120 40

Wed Oct 29 #13 $140.1K −21.8% −41.9% $94.6M 1,496 $94 41

Thu Oct 30 #13 $140.9K +0.6% −39.1% $94.7M 1,496 $94 42

Fri Oct 31 #15 $407.7K +189.3% −37.5% $95.1M 1,620 $252 43

Sat Nov 1 #12 $1.2M +198.7% +9.5% $96.4M 1,620 $752 44

Sun Nov 2 #13 $646.9K −46.9% +10.1% $97.0M 1,620 $399 45

Mon Nov 3 #13 $187.9K −71.0% +27.3% $97.2M 1,620 $116 46

Tue Nov 4 #12 $255.4K +35.9% +42.6% $97.4M 1,620 $158 47

Wed Nov 5 #- $136.6K −46.5% −2.5% $97.6M 1,620 $84 48

Thu Nov 6 #- $127.2K −6.9% −9.7% $97.7M 1,620 $79 49

Fri Nov 7 #14 $360.9K +183.8% −11.5% $98.1M 1,012 $357 50

Sat Nov 8 #14 $585.6K +62.2% −51.9% $98.7M 1,012 $579 51

Sun Nov 9 #14 $290.1K −50.5% −55.2% $98.9M 1,012 $287 52

Mon Nov 10 #13 $154.8K −46.6% −17.6% $99.1M 1,012 $153 53

Tue Nov 11 #13 $210.2K +35.8% −17.7% $99.3M 1,012 $208 54

Wed Nov 12 #- $58.2K −72.3% −57.4% $99.4M 1,012 $57 55

Thu Nov 13 #- $60.2K +3.4% −52.7% $99.4M 1,012 $59 56

Fri Nov 14 #- $190.2K +216.1% −47.3% $99.6M 524 $363 57

Sat Nov 15 #- $296.7K +56.0% −49.3% $99.9M 524 $566 58

Sun Nov 16 #- $146.0K −50.8% −49.7% $100.1M 524 $279 59

Mon Nov 17 #- $34.5K −76.3% −77.7% $100.1M 524 $66 60

Tue Nov 18 #- $39.5K +14.5% −81.2% $100.1M 524 $75 61

Wed Nov 19 #- $32.0K −19.1% −45.0% $100.2M 524 $61 62

Thu Nov 20 #- $25.8K −19.4% −57.1% $100.2M 524 $49 63

Fri Nov 21 #- $82.5K +219.7% −56.6% $100.3M 370 $223 64

Sat Nov 22 #18 $140.7K +70.5% −52.6% $100.4M 370 $380 65

Sun Nov 23 #- $80.9K −42.5% −44.6% $100.5M 370 $219 66

Mon Nov 24 #- $38.9K −51.9% +12.6% $100.5M 370 $105 67

Tue Nov 25 #- $54.1K +39.1% +36.9% $100.6M 370 $146 68

Wed Nov 26 #- $67.6K +25.0% +111.4% $100.7M 370 $183 69

Thu Nov 27 #- $47.4K −30.0% +83.6% $100.7M 370 $128 70

Fri Nov 28 #- $133.2K +181.1% +61.4% $100.8M 275 $484 71

Sat Nov 29 #- $137.7K +3.4% −2.1% $101.0M 275 $501 72

Sun Nov 30 #- $66.2K −51.9% −18.2% $101.0M 275 $241 73

Mon Dec 1 #- $18.0K −72.8% −53.6% $101.1M 275 $66 74

Tue Dec 2 #- $24.0K +33.1% −55.6% $101.1M 275 $87 75

Wed Dec 3 #- $19.2K −20.0% −71.6% $101.1M 275 $70 76

Thu Dec 4 #- $19.2K +0.2% −59.4% $101.1M 275 $70 77

Fri Dec 5 #- $65.1K +238.2% −51.1% $101.2M 275 $237 78

Sat Dec 6 #- $109.5K +68.2% −20.5% $101.3M 275 $398 79

Sun Dec 7 #- $58.8K −46.3% −11.2% $101.4M 275 $214 80

Mon Dec 8 #- $17.3K −70.5% −3.9% $101.4M 275 $63 81

Tue Dec 9 #- $19.9K +14.6% −17.2% $101.4M 275 $72 82

Wed Dec 10 #- $18.5K −7.2% −3.9% $101.4M 275 $67 83

Thu Dec 11 #- $19.2K +4.1% −0.1% $101.4M 275 $70 84

Fri Dec 12 #- $52.2K +171.5% −19.8% $101.5M 241 $216 85

Sat Dec 13 #- $90.5K +73.4% −17.3% $101.6M 241 $375 86

Sun Dec 14 #- $46.0K −49.1% −21.7% $101.6M 241 $191 87

Mon Dec 15 #- $16.2K −64.7% −6.3% $101.6M 241 $67 88

Tue Dec 16 #- $20.4K +25.9% +2.8% $101.7M 241 $85 89

Wed Dec 17 #- $16.0K −21.6% −13.2% $101.7M 241 $66 90

Thu Dec 18 #- $18.6K +15.8% −3.5% $101.7M 221 $84 91

Fri Dec 19 #- $34.4K +85.3% −34.1% $101.7M 181 $190 92

Sat Dec 20 #- $48.9K +42.3% −45.9% $101.8M 181 $270 93

Sun Dec 21 #- $38.0K −22.2% −17.4% $101.8M 181 $210 94

Mon Dec 22 #- $27.8K −26.9% +71.1% $101.8M 181 $154 95

Tue Dec 23 #- $29.0K +4.5% +42.1% $101.9M 181 $160 96

Wed Dec 24 #- $11.4K −60.6% −28.6% $101.9M 181 $63 97

Thu Dec 25 #- $25.1K +119.1% +35.1% $101.9M 137 $183 98

Fri Dec 26 #- $42.0K +67.6% +22.2% $101.9M 137 $307 99

Sat Dec 27 #- $48.1K +14.5% −1.6% $102.0M 137 $351 100

Sun Dec 28 #- $34.2K −28.9% −10.0% $102.0M 137 $250 101

Mon Dec 29 #- $25.8K −24.7% −7.3% $102.1M 137 $188 102

Tue Dec 30 #- $29.1K +12.8% +0.1% $102.1M 137 $212 103

Wed Dec 31 #- $18.2K −37.4% +59.2% $102.1M 137 $133 104

Thu Jan 1 #- $39.1K +114.4% +55.8% $102.1M 137 $285 105

Fri Jan 2 #- $37.4K −4.2% −10.9% $102.2M 137 $273 106

Sat Jan 3 #- $39.3K +5.1% −18.3% $102.2M 118 $333 107

Sun Jan 4 #- $22.0K −44.1% −35.8% $102.2M 118 $186 108

Mon Jan 5 #- $8.9K −59.5% −65.5% $102.3M 118 $75 109

Tue Jan 6 #- $7.0K −21.4% −76.0% $102.3M 118 $59 110

Wed Jan 7 #- $6.7K −4.8% −63.5% $102.3M 118 $56 111

Thu Jan 8 #- $7.5K +12.9% −80.8% $102.3M 118 $64 112

Fri Jan 9 #- $16.1K +113.7% −57.1% $102.3M 95 $169 113

Sat Jan 10 #- $29.9K +86.1% −24.0% $102.3M 95 $315 114

Sun Jan 11 #- $15.0K −49.9% −31.8% $102.3M 95 $158 115

Mon Jan 12 #- $3.6K −75.7% −59.1% $102.3M 95 $38 116

Tue Jan 13 #- $4.2K +14.8% −40.2% $102.3M 95 $44 117

Wed Jan 14 #- $4.0K −4.6% −40.1% $102.3M 95 $42 118

Thu Jan 15 #- $4.1K +2.1% −45.8% $102.3M 95 $43 119

Fri Jan 16 #- $7.4K +82.6% −53.7% $102.4M 60 $124 120

Sat Jan 17 #- $15.2K +104.4% −49.2% $102.4M 60 $253 121

Sun Jan 18 #- $9.5K −37.2% −36.3% $102.4M 60 $159 122

Mon Jan 19 #- $8.8K −7.7% +141.5% $102.4M 60 $147 123

Tue Jan 20 #- $2.1K −76.1% −49.6% $102.4M 60 $35 124

Wed Jan 21 #- $1.6K −23.6% −59.6% $102.4M 60 $27 125

Thu Jan 22 #- $1.9K +15.5% −54.3% $102.4M 60 $31 126

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

Cumulative total$100.7M

Sep 18Oct 6Oct 23Nov 10Nov 27

Weekend grossWk 10 · $304.1K

$32.5M

$17.4M

$11.6M

$7.5M

$4.4M

$2.4M

$2.3M

$1.2M

$632.9K

$304.1K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,638 → 370 −89.8%

2,200 open370 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.0%

−46.4%

W1→2

−33.3%

W2→3

−35.8%

W3→4

−41.3%

W4→5

−46.4%

W5→6

−3.4%

W6→7

−45.6%

W7→8

−48.8%

W8→9

−52.0%

W9→10

Steepest −52.0%Best hold −3.4%

Run milestones

$100M in 59 days

$100M

Day 59

Nov 16

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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