Gally claims that Thomas has jeopardized the fragile peace between the youths, and the Grievers and wants him punished. Menu. Thomas and Minho start to run away, as traps activated by lasers nearly kill them. It's about vulnerability up front and then he comes out of it and comes into his own and then the next movies are about the leader that emerges from the group. [18][19][20][21] According to movie ticket sale website Fandango, The Maze Runner was the biggest seller accounting for more than 50% of early tickets sales. [22] The film was released on September 19, 2014 in the United States and Canada across 3,604 locations and over 350 IMAX theaters. The podcast is produced by MazeRunnerFans.com, a popular fan website for the series. [23][24] It earned $1.1 million from Thursday night shows,[25] and $11.25 million on its opening day. Edith recounts that none of the Baronets lived but a few years after inheriting the title and Gerald was the next in line. Ball was then offered the chance to direct the novel adaptation.

The others inject him with the last anti-venom. The film earned over $348 million worldwide at the box-office, against its budget of $34 million.

A massacre ensues, as the Gladers struggle to fight back or hide. In a competition with another boy named Gally, the boy suddenly remembers his name, Thomas. So I watched his tape and was like 'Wait a minute, I've seen this kid before.' The next day, he is attacked by Ben, a Runner who has been stung and left delirious by a Griever, one of the deadly techno-organic creatures that roam the Maze at night. The Gladers eventually enter a laboratory strewn with corpses. Gally suddenly appears with a gun. A sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, was released on September 18, 2015 in the United States. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Minho impales Gally in the chest with a spear, but Gally has already fired the gun, with Chuck fatally shot. [62] Film critic Ethan Gilsdorf of The Boston Globe said "teens should eat up this fantasy's scenery-chewing angst and doom, and the hopeful tale of survival and empowerment (to be continued in the inevitable sequel or sequels)". Thomas, Minho, Frypan, Winston, and Zart enter the Maze; locate the Griever corpse; and remove a beeping mechanical device from inside it.

Thomas gets deposited into an area with a bunch of other male teens who have no memory of what happened earlier, finding himself in a grassland called a glade surrounded by large, dangerous and formidable stone walls that form a maze. Blake Cooper entered the film via Twitter. | Nobody ever survives a night in the maze, but there must be a way out. [9] On October 5, 2013, the film was pushed back. We think he's kind of got something.' It was announced that Aidan Gillen would be joining the film to play Janson ("Rat-Man"),[73] as was Rosa Salazar who portrayed Brenda,[74] Jacob Lofland who starred as Aris Jones,[75] and Giancarlo Esposito who played Jorge Gallaraga.[76]. [52] Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger wrote "it does leave you wanting to see the next installment.