Box Office: 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure' Overtakes 'Jumanji' With $22 Million
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Fox's "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" out of its first place slot at the box office, with $22 million from 3,787 North American locations.
The last installment in the "Maze Runner" series, "The Death Cure" stars Dylan O'Brien as a young man fighting for survival in a dystopian world. The film's opening was delayed for a year after O'Brien sustained injuries on the set two years ago. Thomas Brodie-Sangster also star. Wes Ball has directed all three films.
Sony's "Jumanji," starring Kevin Hart and Spider-Man: Homecoming" for 49th place on the all-time list.
The Greatest Showman" -- both are set to reel in around $9.5 million from 2,815 and 2,663 locations, respectively. The number represents only a 15% decline for "The Greatest Showman," which has proven a solid draw for Fox and should finish the weekend with roughly $126 million. The weekend marks an expansion for "Hostiles," which opened Dec. 20 at three theaters to $22,849.
In fifth is Tom Hanks as the editor of the same paper. The film chronicles the exposure of the Pentagon Papers and the outlet's fight to publish them.
The Maze Runner franchise has been a reliable performer for Fox since 2014, when it opened the original "Maze Runner" with $32.5 million; the film ended up grossing $102 million in U.S. revenue. The 2015 follow-up, "The Scorch Trials," opened with $30 million and totaled $82 million at the domestic box office.
Heist thriller "Chris Hemsworth, are both set to take in around $8 million in their second weekends, representing a roughly 45% decline for each.
Fox Searchlight's "The Shape of Water," which led the Oscar nominations with 13, is adding nearly 1,000 sites this weekend and will play at 1,840. The fantasy drama has grossed $31.5 million in two months.
Universal's "Dunkirk" are returning to theaters this weekend after receiving best picture noms. "Get Out" grossed $175 million domestically before leaving multiplexes in July and "Dunkirk" took in $188 million between July and November.

