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.
Another new film, Sin City: A Dame to Die For, the sequel to the stylish 2005 film, $333,842 on 132 screens.
In local films both Felony and Predestination hung onto spots in the top 20 taking $47,992 on 33 screens and$47,071 on 30 screens respectively. Kiwi Film what We Do In the Shadows had $94,373 on 33 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maze Runner (Fox) | $3,577,934 | 305 | $3,707,374 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) | $2,296,947 | 0 | $9,902,902 |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue (Disney) | $623,031 | 436 | $982,772 |
| The Boxtrolls (Universal) | $578,548 | 326 | $657,946 |
| Step Up: All In (Universal) | $459,751 | 241 | $1,489,813 |
| Into The Storm (Roadshow) | $439,045 | 0 | $4,415,230 |
| Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) | $428,267 | 134 | $24,895,674 |
| The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) | $370,448 | 116 | $10,772,406 |
| Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Icon) | $333,842 | 121 | $339,402 |
| The Giver (Roadshow) | $298,921 | 206 | $1,208,867 |
| Magic In The Moonlight (Eone) | $193,610 | 95 | $2,577,316 |
| Boyhood (Universal) | $188,624 | 51 | $1,118,868 |
| Lucy (Universal) | $146,081 | 52 | $15,644,758 |
| The House Of Magic (Studiocanal) | $130,937 | 132 | $139,580 |
| If I Stay (Wb) | $112,818 | 94 | $2,666,827 |
| What We Do In The Shadows (Madman) | $94,373 | 35 | $697,309 |
| Wish I Was Here (Paramount) | $94,012 | 33 | $160,818 |
| The Inbetweeners 2 (Roadshow) | $70,406 | 50 | $7,389,538 |
| Felony (Roadshow) | $47,992 | 33 | $628,688 |
| Predestination (Pinnacle Films) | $47,071 | 30 | $687,605 |
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Disney
Planes
Predestination
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The MAze Runner
What We Do in the Shadows
