Twentieth Century Fox's "The Maze Runner" is dashing toward the weekend box office, leaving many of its rivals in the dust, the Boston Herald reported.

The dystopian movie rolled out late Thursday night to a promising $1.1 million from 2,200 theaters, according to the The Hollywood Reporter. On Friday, the young adult movie is estimated to dominate the domestic box office with a forecast of $9 million to $10 million.

Headlined by "Teen Wolf" star Dylan O'Brien, "The Maze Runner" is an adaptation of James Dashner's trilogy about a group of teenagers who were sent to survive in a place where they have to outrace some creatures in a dangerous, constantly changing labyrinth.

Early estimates showed the futuristic movie, which could be the first of a trilogy, is on track to rake in north of $24 million across some 3,500 locations in the United States. Of the 3,500 locations, 350 will be IMAX theaters and another 350 will be premium large format screens, Variety reported.

Studio executives, meanwhile, said Fox is going to be happy if the movie, whose production cost $34 million, comes in in the high $20 million range.

"The Maze Runner" is likely to come close to last weekend's box office leader, "No Good Deed," which opened at $24.5 million. The dystopian movie has already taken in near double of Liam Neeson's crime thriller, "Walk Among the Tombstones," which earned $5.8 million from 2,712 locations.

"Tombstones," which earned an R-rating, is expected not to perform as well as Neeson's last movie, "Non-Stop." After opening in March with a $28.9 million weekend, the PG-13 film is now well on its way to a U.S. cume of $92 million.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' "This is Where I Leave You" is expected to round up the top three with a $12 million to $14 million domestic take-in over the weekend. The drama-comedy, which opened to $5 million ticket sales, stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver and Jane Fonda.

The thriller "No Good Deed" is likely to get about $9 million in its second weekend at the box office, while Warner's "Dolphin Tale 2" is expected to finish in the fifth place with about $8.6 million.