Two new entrants into the weekend box office race both came in slower than expected. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials [MAZE2] finished first with an estimated $30.3 million, short of the $32.5 million opening of the first The Mazde Runner exactly a year ago. The YA sci-fi sequel found an audience that was 53% female and 65% under the age of 25.
Black Mass [BMASS] opened in second with $23.4 million. The crime drama skewed 61% males and 80%over the age of 25, The word of mouth did not match the critical hype.
The Visit [SUNDW] finished third at $11.3 million, down 55% from its debut. The horror film stands at $42.3 million.
Last week's top film The Perfect Guy [TPGUY] dropped to fourth with $9.7 million. The thriller tumbled 63% to bring its total to $41.4 million.
Everest [EVRST] claimed $7.6 million in its limited opening on 546 IMAX theaters.
In its wide expansion to 1061 theaters, Grandma [GRNMA] took in $1.6 million for the tenth spot.
The faith-based drama Captive [CPTIV] bombed with just $1.4 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS | $30,300,000 | $30,300,000 |
| 2 | BLACK MASS | $23,360,000 | $23,360,000 |
| 3 | THE VISIT | $11,348,540 | $42,346,860 |
| 4 | THE PERFECT GUY | $9,655,000 | $41,370,000 |
| 5 | EVEREST | $7,557,515 | $7,557,515 |
| 6 | WAR ROOM | $6,320,000 | $49,160,000 |
| 7 | A WALK IN THE WOODS | $2,732,730 | $24,792,245 |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE- ROGUE NATION | $2,250,000 | $191,732,000 |
| 9 | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON | $1,967,070 | $158,918,330 |
| 10 | GRANDMA | $1,595,820 | $3,789,539 |
| 11 | CAPTIVE | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 |
| 12 | NO ESCAPE | $1,017,000 | $26,237,002 |
Tag(s): MAZE2, BMASS, SUNDW, TPGUY, EVRST, GRNMA, CPTIV