
Domestic Total: 81.67M
Opening Weekend: 30.32M
Legs: 2.75
Overview: Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 17, 2015 | $1,700,000 | + 0.00% | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 2015 | $11,003,998 | + 547.29% | 3791 |
| Sat, Sep 19, 2015 | $12,247,195 | + 11.30% | 3791 |
| Sun, Sep 20, 2015 | $7,065,317 | -42.31% | 3791 |
| Mon, Sep 21, 2015 | $1,676,555 | -76.27% | 3791 |
| Tue, Sep 22, 2015 | $2,503,949 | + 49.35% | 3791 |
| Wed, Sep 23, 2015 | $1,747,697 | -30.20% | 3791 |
| Thu, Sep 24, 2015 | $1,440,861 | -17.56% | 3791 |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2015 | $4,129,499 | + 186.60% | 3792 |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2015 | $6,545,738 | + 58.51% | 3792 |
| Sun, Sep 27, 2015 | $3,596,540 | -45.06% | 3792 |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2015 | $876,992 | -75.62% | 3792 |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2015 | $1,220,358 | + 39.15% | 3792 |
| Wed, Sep 30, 2015 | $819,706 | -32.83% | 3792 |
| Thu, Oct 1, 2015 | $716,719 | -12.56% | 3792 |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2015 | $2,125,207 | + 196.52% | 3319 |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2015 | $3,652,742 | + 71.88% | 3319 |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2015 | $2,027,042 | -44.51% | 3319 |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2015 | $475,085 | -76.56% | 3319 |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2015 | $645,601 | + 35.89% | 3319 |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2015 | $425,618 | -34.07% | 3319 |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2015 | $450,971 | + 5.96% | 3319 |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2015 | $1,486,766 | + 229.68% | 2838 |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2015 | $2,331,267 | + 56.80% | 2838 |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2015 | $1,553,908 | -33.34% | 2838 |
| Mon, Oct 12, 2015 | $801,586 | -48.41% | 2838 |
| Tue, Oct 13, 2015 | $450,698 | -43.77% | 2838 |
| Wed, Oct 14, 2015 | $336,666 | -25.30% | 2838 |
| Thu, Oct 15, 2015 | $307,689 | -8.61% | 2838 |
| Fri, Oct 16, 2015 | $801,157 | + 160.38% | 1976 |
| Sat, Oct 17, 2015 | $1,304,947 | + 62.88% | 1976 |
| Sun, Oct 18, 2015 | $750,738 | -42.47% | 1976 |
| Mon, Oct 19, 2015 | $201,368 | -73.18% | 1976 |
| Tue, Oct 20, 2015 | $240,727 | + 19.55% | 1976 |
| Wed, Oct 21, 2015 | $175,104 | -27.26% | 1976 |
| Thu, Oct 22, 2015 | $143,948 | -17.79% | 1976 |
| Fri, Oct 23, 2015 | $385,605 | + 167.88% | 1008 |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2015 | $678,706 | + 76.01% | 1008 |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2015 | $353,093 | -47.98% | 1008 |
| Mon, Oct 26, 2015 | $96,565 | -72.65% | 1008 |
| Tue, Oct 27, 2015 | $117,479 | + 21.66% | 1008 |
| Wed, Oct 28, 2015 | $87,539 | -25.49% | 1008 |
| Thu, Oct 29, 2015 | $82,724 | -5.50% | 1008 |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2015 | $237,809 | + 187.47% | 671 |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2015 | $294,542 | + 23.86% | 671 |
| Sun, Nov 1, 2015 | $276,471 | -6.14% | 671 |
| Mon, Nov 2, 2015 | $88,311 | -68.06% | 671 |
| Tue, Nov 3, 2015 | $104,215 | + 18.01% | 671 |
| Wed, Nov 4, 2015 | $65,579 | -37.07% | 671 |
| Thu, Nov 5, 2015 | $61,046 | -6.91% | 671 |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2015 | $159,304 | + 160.96% | 441 |
| Sat, Nov 7, 2015 | $291,799 | + 83.17% | 441 |
| Sun, Nov 8, 2015 | $138,539 | -52.52% | 441 |
| Mon, Nov 9, 2015 | $37,443 | -72.97% | 441 |
| Tue, Nov 10, 2015 | $54,052 | + 44.36% | 441 |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2015 | $97,831 | + 80.99% | 441 |
| Thu, Nov 12, 2015 | $34,049 | -65.20% | 441 |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2015 | $127,247 | + 273.72% | 369 |
| Sat, Nov 14, 2015 | $223,796 | + 75.88% | 369 |
| Sun, Nov 15, 2015 | $112,801 | -49.60% | 369 |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2015 | $26,244 | -76.73% | 369 |
| Tue, Nov 17, 2015 | $32,453 | + 23.66% | 369 |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2015 | $23,764 | -26.77% | 369 |
| Thu, Nov 19, 2015 | $19,234 | -19.06% | 369 |
| Fri, Nov 20, 2015 | $62,161 | + 223.18% | 309 |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2015 | $105,596 | + 69.88% | 309 |
| Sun, Nov 22, 2015 | $69,872 | -33.83% | 309 |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2015 | $34,285 | -50.93% | 309 |
| Tue, Nov 24, 2015 | $36,747 | + 7.18% | 309 |
| Wed, Nov 25, 2015 | $42,184 | + 14.80% | 219 |
| Thu, Nov 26, 2015 | $26,695 | -36.72% | 219 |
| Fri, Nov 27, 2015 | $78,909 | + 195.59% | 213 |
| Sat, Nov 28, 2015 | $90,467 | + 14.65% | 213 |
| Sun, Nov 29, 2015 | $44,582 | -50.72% | 213 |
| Mon, Nov 30, 2015 | $11,587 | -74.01% | 213 |
| Tue, Dec 1, 2015 | $12,018 | + 3.72% | 213 |
| Wed, Dec 2, 2015 | $10,639 | -11.47% | 213 |
| Thu, Dec 3, 2015 | $11,511 | + 8.20% | 213 |
| Fri, Dec 4, 2015 | $29,813 | + 159.00% | 190 |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2015 | $54,329 | + 82.23% | 190 |
| Sun, Dec 6, 2015 | $31,887 | -41.31% | 190 |
| Mon, Dec 7, 2015 | $8,281 | -74.03% | 190 |
| Tue, Dec 8, 2015 | $9,335 | + 12.73% | 190 |
| Wed, Dec 9, 2015 | $8,766 | -6.10% | 190 |
| Thu, Dec 10, 2015 | $9,365 | + 6.83% | 190 |
| Fri, Dec 11, 2015 | $22,877 | + 144.28% | 163 |
| Sat, Dec 12, 2015 | $39,475 | + 72.55% | 163 |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2015 | $23,827 | -39.64% | 163 |
| Mon, Dec 14, 2015 | $6,938 | -70.88% | 163 |
| Tue, Dec 15, 2015 | $7,772 | + 12.02% | 163 |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2015 | $6,736 | -13.33% | 163 |
| Thu, Dec 17, 2015 | $7,326 | + 8.76% | 163 |
| Fri, Dec 18, 2015 | $12,110 | + 65.30% | 110 |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2015 | $18,627 | + 53.82% | 110 |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2015 | $14,849 | -20.28% | 110 |
| Mon, Dec 21, 2015 | $10,468 | -29.50% | 110 |
| Tue, Dec 22, 2015 | $11,776 | + 12.50% | 110 |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2015 | $10,324 | -12.33% | 110 |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2015 | $5,465 | -47.07% | 110 |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2015 | $7,244 | + 32.55% | 59 |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2015 | $11,941 | + 64.84% | 59 |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2015 | $8,733 | -26.87% | 59 |
| Mon, Dec 28, 2015 | $6,494 | -25.64% | 59 |
| Tue, Dec 29, 2015 | $7,144 | + 10.01% | 59 |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2015 | $7,892 | + 10.47% | 59 |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2015 | $5,456 | -30.87% | 59 |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2016 | $11,528 | + 111.29% | 48 |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016 | $12,372 | + 7.32% | 48 |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2016 | $5,991 | -51.58% | 48 |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2016 | $3,117 | -47.97% | 48 |
| Tue, Jan 5, 2016 | $2,373 | -23.87% | 48 |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2016 | $1,942 | -18.16% | 48 |
| Thu, Jan 7, 2016 | $2,065 | + 6.33% | 48 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dylan O'Brien | Thomas |
| Kaya Scodelario | Teresa Agnes |
| Thomas Brodie-Sangster | Newt |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Jorge |
| Ki Hong Lee | Minho |
| Dexter Darden | Frypan |
| Rosa Salazar | Brenda |
| Patricia Clarkson | Ava Paige |
| Aidan Gillen | Janson |
| Barry Pepper | Vince |
| Nathalie Emmanuel | Harriet |
| Alexander Flores | Winston |
| Jacob Lofland | Aris Jones |
| Lili Taylor | Mary Cooper |
| Alan Tudyk | Blondie |
| Terry Dale Parks | Carl (Masked Man) |
| Kathryn Smith-McGlynn | Dr. Crawford |
| Matthew T. Metzler | Barkley |
| Jenny Gabrielle | Ponytail |
| David House | Soldier |
| Lora Martinez-Cunningham | Thomas' Mother |
| Luke Gallegos | Young Thomas |
| Shawn Prince | David |
| Jeremy Becerra | Riley |
| Matthew Page | Harold (Soldier) |
| Alex Knight | Aide |
| Marc Comstock | Med Tech |
| John Trejo | M3 Soldier |
| Katherine McNamara | Sonya |
| Tatanka Means | Joe |
| Ryan Jason Cook | Nurse |
| James Burnett | Rebel Sentry |
| Morse Bicknell | Doctor |
| Adriana Acosta | Glader (uncredited) |
| Brian Barela | Bunker Soldier (uncredited) |
| Laramie Cooley | Abigail (uncredited) |
| Jetto Dorsainville | WCKD / Bunker Militia (uncredited) |
| Andrea Good | Ash People (uncredited) |
| Carma Harvey | Scavenger (uncredited) |
| Gary Hood | Glader (uncredited) |
| Keith Jardine | Scavenger Guard (Jim) (uncredited) |
| Jess King | WCKD Soldier (uncredited) |
| Martin Palmer | Rave Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Powers | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ben Pronsky | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
| James Tyler Robinson | Glader (uncredited) |
| Gonzalo Robles | Hazmat Soldier (uncredited) |
| Bryce Romero | Jack (uncredited) |
| Diego Romero | Scavenger Guard (uncredited) |
| J. Nathan Simmons | Ash Mob Evacuee (uncredited) |
| Kaelee Vigil | Civilian (uncredited) |
| Alexander Wagenman | Kid on Train (uncredited) |
| Richard Daniel Williams | Right Arm Militia (uncredited) |
| John Christian Love | Surveillance Room Attendant |
| Kelly V. Lucio | Glader / Rescued Glader (uncredited) |
Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World | Jun 6, 2015 | $150M |
| Terminator Genisys | Jun 23, 2015 | $155M |
| Ant-Man | Jul 14, 2015 | $130M |
| Fantastic Four | Aug 5, 2015 | $120M |
| Self/less | Jul 10, 2015 | $26M |
| Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Jul 23, 2015 | $150M |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Aug 13, 2015 | $75M |
| Pixels | Jul 16, 2015 | $88M |
Week 1: $37.94M
Week 2: $18.63M
Investor Share: $10.25M
Week 3+: $26.8M
Investor Share: $13.4M
$228.87M (73.30%)
Investor Share: $80.1M
Budget: $61M
P&A: $61M
Gross: $310.54M
Net: $126.52M
Costs: $122M
Profit: $4.52M
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.