The weekend’s box office actuals are in and The Maze Runner estimates were spot on as the new franchise starter brought in $32.5 million this weekend and has already seen the sequel, The Scorch Trials, receive a 2015 release date, less than a year from now. On a reported $34 million budget, the film has already brought in over $70 million worldwide.
In second, and dipping a bit from estimates, is Liam Neeson‘s A Walk Among the Tombstones. Estimated at $13.1 million, the film finished with $12.75 million, which isn’t much, but for points in the reader predictions challenge it can mean a lot.
Finishing third and also dipping slightly from estimates is the ensemble dramedy This is Where I Leave You, which finished with $11.55 million.
The weekend’s other new release that was generating a lot of attention was Kevin Smith‘s Tusk, which opened in 602 theaters and only managed $846,831 for a $1,407 per theater average. Word is the film cost $2.9 million to produce and while the box office numbers might not be huge, this one will probably still find ways to become profitable given Smith’s ability to market himself like no other.
When it comes to the Box Office Challenge, I’ve listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here.
Points Leaderboard Top 10
- J T (67 points)
- Alan Smithee (57 points)
- PJ Edwards (53 points)
- Nathan (51 points)
- austinjoel (47 points)
- Arthur Carlson (45 points)
- Matt P (41 points)
- Vaus (38 points)
- Rach (37 points)
- Rob (37 points)
Accuracy Leaderboard Top 10
- J T (83.958% accuracy)
- Return of the BT (82.009% accuracy)
- Exxdee13 (79.548% accuracy)
- Ryan Jayden (79.34% accuracy)
- Rob (78.675% accuracy)
- Matt Taylor (78.047% accuracy)
- Mykael (77.715% accuracy)
- Jack Tyler (77.462% accuracy)
- Arthur Carlson (77.244% accuracy)
- zm (76.959% accuracy)
