The Maze Runner outshines Adam Sandler film Pixels on opening weekend to top box office
The second instalment of The Maze Runner series topped the box office at the weekend, taking more than $1m more than nearest competitor Straight Outta Compton.
The NWA biopic slipped to second spot taking $2.246m, while The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials managed $3.564m on 374 screens.
Only one other film managed to crack the million dollar mark, with new Adam Sandler film Pixels taking $1.995m on 445 screens.
The dismal box office showing of its first fortnight saw Zac Efron film We Are Your Friends relegated to just 13 screens last weekend, taking just $3,321. Overall the Studio Canal film has taken just $352,000 at the local box office.
That was $10,000 less than Gayby Baby, the film about same sex parenting that was banned from being shown in NSW schools a fortnight ago.
Aussie flick Last Cab to Darwin hung in the top 10 at number eight with takings of $223,000, and an overall box office of $6.6m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Fox) | $3,564,203 | 374 | $3,701,510 |
| Straight Outta Compton (Universal) | $2,246,620 | 326 | $8,322,101 |
| Pixels (Sony) | $1,995,486 | 445 | $2,199,656 |
| Walk In The Woods, A (Eone) | $333,692 | 148 | $1,109,854 |
| The Gift (Roadshow) | $312,911 | 143 | $2,023,748 |
| Southpaw (Roadshow) | $296,434 | 174 | $4,973,564 |
| Ricki And The Flash (Sony) | $295,490 | 244 | $2,621,695 |
| Last Cab To Darwin (Icon) | $223,066 | 160 | $6,633,376 |
| Vacation (Wb) | $204,958 | 173 | $4,418,110 |
| War Room (Crossroads) | $150,612 | 38 | $815,647 |
| American Ultra (Roadshow) | $109,684 | 0 | $519,692 |
| Trainwreck (Universal) | $107,058 | 83 | $13,278,850 |
| Holding The Man (Transmission) | $105,599 | 37 | $872,829 |
| Andre Rieu: 2015 Maastricht Concert (Cinema Live) | $99,388 | 85 | $1,371,011 |
| Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (Fox) | $93,826 | 95 | $469,862 |
| The Man From U.n.c.l.e. (Wb) | $87,126 | 64 | $4,400,684 |
| Blinky Bill The Movie (Studiocanal) | $78,960 | 176 | $78,960 |
| Hitman: Agent 47 (Fox) | $59,376 | 65 | $2,467,258 |
| Welcome Back (Eros) | $53,326 | 15 | $272,298 |
| The Transporter Refueled (Icon) | $44,636 | 72 | $283,710 |
