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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials has topped the US box office in its first weekend.


The sequel took $30.3m to fend off competition from Johnny Depp's Black Mass.

Black Mass, which also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, is in second place with $23.6m, while M Night Shyamalan horror The Visit is at number three with $11.3m.

Last week's number one The Perfect Guy is at four with $9.6m and The War Room is at five with $6.2m.

Elsewhere, NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton remains in the top 10 after a solid run at the top of the chart, taking another $1.9m at the box office.

The US weekend box office top 10 for September 18 - 20 (studio estimates) is as follows:
1. (-) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $30,300,000
2. (-) Black Mass - $23,360,000
3. (2) The Visit - $11,350,000
4. (1) The Perfect Guy - $9,640,000
5. (3) The War Room - $6,250,000
6. (4) A Walk in the Woods - $2,732,730
7. (5) Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - $2,250,000
8. (6) Straight Outta Compton - $1,970,000
9. (-) Captive - $1,400,000
10. (7) No Escape - $1,017,000