The 2015 follow-up The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials dipped slightly, opening with $30.3 million en route to $81.6 million domestic and $312.3 million worldwide, from a $61 million budget.
The Maze Runner opened in 2014, debuting with a $32.5 million opening weekend, with $102.4 million domestic and $348.3 million worldwide, from just a $34 million budget.
Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has dominated at the box office all month long, but, as expected, its reign came to an end this weekend, thanks to 20th Century Fox’s The Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
The Maze Runner: The Death Cure opened in 3,787 theaters, posting a solid $6,205 per-screen average.