Box office[edit]
As of August 12, 2018, The Meg has grossed $45.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $101.5 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $146.9 million.[7] With a production budget between $130–178 million, and another $140 million spent on advertisement, the film will need to gross at least $400 million to break-even.[6]
In the United States and Canada, The Meg was released alongside Slender Man and BlacKkKlansman, and was originally projected to gross $20–22 million from 4,118 theaters in its opening weekend.[5] The film made $4 million from Thursday night previews, leading analysts to predict it would outperform its low-$20 million projections. After making $16.5 million on its first day, weekend estimates were raised to $40 million.[6] It went on to debut to $44.5 million, topping the box office and marking the best solo opening of Statham's career.[20]
In other territories, the film debuted to $96.8 million from 96 countries, for a worldwide opening of $141.3 million. In China, a co-producer of the the film, it grossed $50.3 million from 12,650 screens. Other top openings were Mexico ($6.2 million), Russia ($5 million), the United Kingdom ($4.4 million) and Spain ($2.4 million).[21]
