The Meg

2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, 3D, Animal, Creature Feature, IMAX, Man-Eater, Predator, Shark, Terror in the Water

Synopsis

A rescue mission to the bottom of the ocean is terrorized by a massive prehistoric shark.

Scores

Overall Score
87.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.2%
Review Aggregate
48.5

Critic Consensus

47.3% Fresh • 311 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 311 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnysuspensefulscaryvisually strikingemotionalromanticmacabrefamily-friendlythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Statham2018$12,714,000$15,884,000(est)
Li Bingbing2018$7,827,000$9,778,000(est)
Rainn Wilson2018$5,893,000$7,362,000(est)
Ruby Rose2018$4,818,000$6,019,000(est)
Winston Chao2018$4,121,000$5,149,000(est)
Cliff Curtis2018$3,627,000$4,532,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count311
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes222,507

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$145,443,742$181,703,313
International2018$383,800,000$479,482,517
Worldwide2018$529,243,742$661,185,830

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$226,241,871$282,644,663
Digital Rentals ?2018$4,428,000$5,531,914
Digital Purchases ?2018$5,339,000$6,670,029
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,727,000$3,406,849
Physical Purchases ?2018$7,737,000$9,665,858
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$40,724,248$50,876,928
Total Revenues2018$287,197,119$358,796,241
Expenses
Budget ?2018$130,000,000$162,409,399
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2018$140,000,000$174,902,429
Participations2018$5,744,000$7,175,997
Residuals ?2018$3,010,000$3,760,402
Interest & Overhead2018$15,600,000$19,489,128
Total Expenses2018$294,354,000$367,737,355
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-7,156,881$-8,941,114

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