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In a stunning victory for films that sound like showcases for flame-retardant spray, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is the number one film in the world this weekend. The YA sequel added $43.3 million, which puts its international total at $78 million after two weeks, while its US bow pushes it over $100 million globally. The first film earned $238.3 million internationally over the course of its entire run, a total that Scorch Trials should breeze past in the next couple of weeks.

Everest is second with $23.6 million, a total that bodes well for the disaster movie, which made headlines in the US for its impressive IMAX-only debut. These kind of spectacle-driven films tend to do very well with overseas audiences, so Everest could hang around for a while if the film delivers the thrills promised by its trailers.

Minions continues to do incredibly well in China as it added $22.8 million, bringing its international total to $785.3 million. It should have no problem topping $800 million, though it doesn’t look like it will have enough steam to get to $900 million. Universal will have to settle for it being phenomenally successful instead of ludicrously successful.

Another veteran that has been given a boosted by Chinese moviegoers is Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. The action spectacular added $21.2 million, most of which came from China, where its running total is now $86 million. Its international total now sits at $464.7 million, and it should easily overtake Ghost Protocol’s $485.3 million to become the biggest overseas earner for the series.

Fifth place belongs to Fack ju Gohte 2, the German comedy hit which first appeared on the chart last week. It added $16 million this weekend for a new total of $42 million.

Pixels rears its head in sixth place as the Adam Sandler/videogame mashup debuted in China to fairly middling results. Clearly Chinese audiences would rather watch an ‘80s icon like Tom Cruise rather than an ‘80s icon like Donkey Kong, or fresher moving yellow blobs like the Minions instead of Pac-Man. China was pretty much the last chance for Pixels to make up ground from its disappointing US performance, and while a current overseas total of $145.1 million is nothing to sneeze at, it’s pretty disappointing for a film that was positioned as a blockbuster to rival some of the summer’s big hits.

The Throne, a South Korean historical epic and (probably) not the thing Jay-Z and Kanye told us to keep an eye on, is seventh, having earned $10.6 million over its first weekend.

Inside Out ambles along nicely in eighth place with $9.8 million. That puts its international total at $408 million, which is the sixth highest performance ever for a Pixar film overseas, behind Ratatouille, Up, Monsters University, Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3. Its mooted Chinese release in October could see it jump a few more places on that list, but until then it will probably hang around in the lower reaches of the chart for a while longer.

Legend is ninth as the Tom Hardy vehicle added $3.88 million. The gangster biopic has so far earned $15 million overseas ahead of its US debut in late November.

Finally this week we have Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A. biopic which stands as one of Universal’s more modest successes this year (which still makes it a huge success by anyone else’s standards). It added $3.8 million, which brings its international total to $30.3 million. This one was always going to make most of its money domestically – a rarity these days – so overseas numbers are gravy as the film slowly creeps towards a global finish North of $200 million. It’s currently at $189.2 million, so that is very possible.