<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> Total (2 films): $660 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Maze Runner film series consists of science - fiction dystopian action adventure films based on The Maze Runner novels by the American author James Dashner . Produced by Ellen Goldsmith - Vein and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the films star Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie - Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden and Patricia Clarkson . Wes Ball directed all three films . </P> <P> The first film, The Maze Runner, was released on September 19, 2014 and became a commercial success grossing over $348 million worldwide . The second film, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials was released on September 18, 2015, and was also a success, grossing over $312 million worldwide . The film series will conclude with the release of the third film, Maze Runner: The Death Cure on January 26, 2018 . </P> <P> The film features Thomas who wakes up trapped in a maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than dreams about an organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his purpose and a way to escape . </P>

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