The Maze Runner tops box office as only two films top million-dollar mark

The Maze Runner swept aside all competition in the box office over the weekend, as one of only two films to break the million-dollar mark.

The 20th Century Fox sci-fi film, about a group of teenagers who have their memories erased and are trying to find their ways out of an ever-changing maze whilst forming a functioning society, took  $3.578m on its first weekend on 303 screens, knocking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which got $2.297m, off the top spot.

New Disney film Planes: Fire and Rescue was the third biggest film as many kids kick off their holidays, taking $623,031 on 436 screens, ahead of another kids film The Boxtrolls which took $578,548 on 326 screens.