Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

Meg 2: The Trench
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $82,633,033Details
International Box Office $315,900,000
Worldwide Box Office $398,533,033
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,991,310
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,433,850
Total $4,425,160
Further financial details...

Synopsis

With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer, against the wishes of his daughter Suyin, to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from an unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,002,735 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$129,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,503 opening theaters/3,604 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,337,396

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 4th, 2023 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 29th, 2023 (Wide) (China)
August 2nd, 2023 (Wide) (France)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Megalodón 2: El Gran Abismo (Mexico)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Meg 2: O Regresso do Tubarão Gigante (Portugal)
Video Release: August 25th, 2023 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for action/violence, some bloody images, language and brief suggestive material.
(Rating bulletin 2783 (cert #54394), 5/17/2023)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: The Meg
Filming location (country): England, Thailand, United Kingdom
Plot point: Animals Gone Bad, Underwater
Subgenre: Action Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., di Bonaventura Pictures, BCDF Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, CMC Pictures
Production Countries: United States, China
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 4, 2023 2 $30,002,735   3,503 $8,565   $30,002,735 1
Aug 11, 2023 4 $12,845,534 -57% 3,604 $3,564   $54,282,451 2
Aug 18, 2023 6 $6,766,314 -47% 3,402 $1,989   $66,593,550 3
Aug 25, 2023 7 $4,802,337 -29% 2,932 $1,638   $74,135,142 4
Sep 1, 2023 8 $2,829,959 -41% 2,371 $1,194   $78,311,691 5
Sep 8, 2023 11 $1,212,019 -57% 1,574 $770   $80,741,643 6
Sep 15, 2023 13 $694,337 -43% 976 $711   $81,731,329 7
Sep 22, 2023 - $440,800 -37% 702 $628   $82,334,695 8
Sep 29, 2023 - $96,813 -78% 214 $452   $82,532,554 9
Oct 6, 2023 - $33,495 -65% 86 $389   $82,586,719 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2023 P $3,200,000     3,400 $941   $3,200,000  
Aug 4, 2023 2 $12,146,883     3,503 $3,468   $12,146,883 1
Aug 5, 2023 4 $9,946,474 -18%   3,503 $2,839   $22,093,357 2
Aug 6, 2023 4 $7,909,378 -20%   3,503 $2,258   $30,002,735 3
Aug 7, 2023 4 $3,211,106 -59%   3,503 $917   $33,213,841 4
Aug 8, 2023 4 $3,840,551 +20%   3,503 $1,096   $37,054,392 5
Aug 9, 2023 4 $2,223,750 -42%   3,503 $635   $39,278,142 6
Aug 10, 2023 4 $2,158,775 -3%   3,503 $616   $41,436,917 7
Aug 11, 2023 4 $3,508,849 +63% -71% 3,604 $974   $44,945,766 8
Aug 12, 2023 4 $5,389,074 +54% -46% 3,604 $1,495   $50,334,840 9
Aug 13, 2023 4 $3,947,611 -27% -50% 3,604 $1,095   $54,282,451 10
Aug 14, 2023 5 $1,405,779 -64% -56% 3,604 $390   $55,688,230 11
Aug 15, 2023 5 $1,920,888 +37% -50% 3,604 $533   $57,609,118 12
Aug 16, 2023 4 $1,216,589 -37% -45% 3,604 $338   $58,825,707 13
Aug 17, 2023 4 $1,001,529 -18% -54% 3,604 $278   $59,827,236 14
Aug 18, 2023 6 $1,830,011 +83% -48% 3,402 $538   $61,657,247 15
Aug 19, 2023 5 $2,926,047 +60% -46% 3,402 $860   $64,583,294 16
Aug 20, 2023 6 $2,010,256 -31% -49% 3,402 $591   $66,593,550 17
Aug 21, 2023 6 $662,932 -67% -53% 3,402 $195   $67,256,482 18
Aug 22, 2023 6 $922,803 +39% -52% 3,402 $271   $68,179,285 19
Aug 23, 2023 6 $621,369 -33% -49% 3,402 $183   $68,800,654 20
Aug 24, 2023 6 $532,151 -14% -47% 3,402 $156   $69,332,805 21
Aug 25, 2023 8 $1,062,732 +100% -42% 2,932 $362   $70,395,537 22
Aug 26, 2023 6 $1,771,132 +67% -39% 2,932 $604   $72,166,669 23
Aug 27, 2023 7 $1,968,473 +11% -2% 2,932 $671   $74,135,142 24
Aug 28, 2023 8 $334,668 -83% -50% 2,932 $114   $74,469,810 25
Aug 29, 2023 9 $438,751 +31% -52% 2,932 $150   $74,908,561 26
Aug 30, 2023 7 $309,655 -29% -50% 2,932 $106   $75,218,216 27
Aug 31, 2023 7 $263,516 -15% -50% 2,932 $90   $75,481,732 28
Sep 1, 2023 9 $605,965 +130% -43% 2,371 $256   $76,087,697 29
Sep 2, 2023 7 $1,116,655 +84% -37% 2,371 $471   $77,204,352 30
Sep 3, 2023 7 $1,107,339 -1% -44% 2,371 $467   $78,311,691 31
Sep 4, 2023 7 $791,749 -28% +137% 2,371 $334   $79,103,440 32
Sep 5, 2023 - $203,028 -74% -54% 2,371 $86   $79,306,468 33
Sep 6, 2023 - $135,479 -33% -56% 2,371 $57   $79,441,947 34
Sep 7, 2023 - $87,677 -35% -67% 2,371 $37   $79,529,624 35
Sep 8, 2023 11 $277,762 +217% -54% 1,574 $176   $79,807,386 36
Sep 9, 2023 11 $581,810 +109% -48% 1,574 $370   $80,389,196 37
Sep 10, 2023 11 $352,447 -39% -68% 1,574 $224   $80,741,643 38
Sep 11, 2023 - $70,009 -80% -91% 1,574 $44   $80,811,652 39
Sep 12, 2023 - $103,185 +47% -49% 1,574 $66   $80,914,837 40
Sep 13, 2023 - $65,240 -37% -52% 1,574 $41   $80,980,077 41
Sep 14, 2023 - $56,915 -13% -35% 1,574 $36   $81,036,992 42
Sep 15, 2023 13 $164,115 +188% -41% 976 $168   $81,201,107 43
Sep 16, 2023 12 $328,833 +100% -43% 976 $337   $81,529,940 44
Sep 17, 2023 13 $201,389 -39% -43% 976 $206   $81,731,329 45
Sep 18, 2023 - $38,975 -81% -44% 976 $40   $81,770,304 46
Sep 19, 2023 - $53,433 +37% -48% 976 $55   $81,823,737 47
Sep 20, 2023 - $37,360 -30% -43% 976 $38   $81,861,097 48
Sep 21, 2023 - $32,798 -12% -42% 976 $34   $81,893,895 49
Sep 22, 2023 - $102,042 +211% -38% 702 $145   $81,995,937 50
Sep 23, 2023 - $215,078 +111% -35% 702 $306   $82,211,015 51
Sep 24, 2023 - $123,680 -42% -39% 702 $176   $82,334,695 52
Sep 25, 2023 - $29,351 -76% -25% 702 $42   $82,364,046 53
Sep 26, 2023 - $33,027 +13% -38% 702 $47   $82,397,073 54
Sep 27, 2023 - $23,707 -28% -37% 702 $34   $82,420,780 55
Sep 28, 2023 - $14,961 -37% -54% 702 $21   $82,435,741 56
Sep 29, 2023 - $26,714 +79% -74% 214 $125   $82,462,455 57
Sep 30, 2023 - $46,878 +75% -78% 214 $219   $82,509,333 58
Oct 1, 2023 - $23,221 -50% -81% 214 $109   $82,532,554 59
Oct 2, 2023 - $5,344 -77% -82% 214 $25   $82,537,898 60
Oct 3, 2023 - $5,791 +8% -82% 214 $27   $82,543,689 61
Oct 4, 2023 - $4,727 -18% -80% 214 $22   $82,548,416 62
Oct 5, 2023 - $4,808 +2% -68% 214 $22   $82,553,224 63
Oct 6, 2023 - $8,715 +81% -67% 86 $101   $82,561,939 64
Oct 7, 2023 - $14,777 +70% -68% 86 $172   $82,576,716 65
Oct 8, 2023 - $10,003 -32% -57% 86 $116   $82,586,719 66
Oct 9, 2023 - $4,388 -56% -18% 86 $51   $82,591,107 67
Oct 10, 2023 - $3,396 -23% -41% 86 $39   $82,594,503 68
Oct 11, 2023 - $2,803 -17% -41% 86 $33   $82,597,306 69
Oct 12, 2023 - $3,011 +7% -37% 86 $35   $82,600,317 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 4, 2023 4 $41,436,917   3,503 $11,829   $41,436,917 1
Aug 11, 2023 4 $18,390,319 -56% 3,604 $5,103   $59,827,236 2
Aug 18, 2023 6 $9,505,569 -48% 3,402 $2,794   $69,332,805 3
Aug 25, 2023 7 $6,148,927 -35% 2,932 $2,097   $75,481,732 4
Sep 1, 2023 8 $4,047,892 -34% 2,371 $1,707   $79,529,624 5
Sep 8, 2023 11 $1,507,368 -63% 1,574 $958   $81,036,992 6
Sep 15, 2023 13 $856,903 -43% 976 $878   $81,893,895 7
Sep 22, 2023 20 $541,846 -37% 702 $772   $82,435,741 8
Sep 29, 2023 27 $117,483 -78% 214 $549   $82,553,224 9
Oct 6, 2023 35 $47,093 -60% 86 $548   $82,600,317 10

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer, against the wishes of his daughter Suyin, to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from an unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,002,735 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$129,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,503 opening theaters/3,604 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,337,396

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 4th, 2023 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 29th, 2023 (Wide) (China)
August 2nd, 2023 (Wide) (France)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Megalodón 2: El Gran Abismo (Mexico)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide) (Croatia)
August 3rd, 2023 (Wide), released as Meg 2: O Regresso do Tubarão Gigante (Portugal)
Video Release: August 25th, 2023 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for action/violence, some bloody images, language and brief suggestive material.
(Rating bulletin 2783 (cert #54394), 5/17/2023)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: The Meg
Filming location (country): England, Thailand, United Kingdom
Plot point: Animals Gone Bad, Underwater
Subgenre: Action Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., di Bonaventura Pictures, BCDF Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, CMC Pictures
Production Countries: United States, China
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 4, 2023 2 $30,002,735   3,503 $8,565   $30,002,735 1
Aug 11, 2023 4 $12,845,534 -57% 3,604 $3,564   $54,282,451 2
Aug 18, 2023 6 $6,766,314 -47% 3,402 $1,989   $66,593,550 3
Aug 25, 2023 7 $4,802,337 -29% 2,932 $1,638   $74,135,142 4
Sep 1, 2023 8 $2,829,959 -41% 2,371 $1,194   $78,311,691 5
Sep 8, 2023 11 $1,212,019 -57% 1,574 $770   $80,741,643 6
Sep 15, 2023 13 $694,337 -43% 976 $711   $81,731,329 7
Sep 22, 2023 - $440,800 -37% 702 $628   $82,334,695 8
Sep 29, 2023 - $96,813 -78% 214 $452   $82,532,554 9
Oct 6, 2023 - $33,495 -65% 86 $389   $82,586,719 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2023 P $3,200,000     3,400 $941   $3,200,000  
Aug 4, 2023 2 $12,146,883     3,503 $3,468   $12,146,883 1
Aug 5, 2023 4 $9,946,474 -18%   3,503 $2,839   $22,093,357 2
Aug 6, 2023 4 $7,909,378 -20%   3,503 $2,258   $30,002,735 3
Aug 7, 2023 4 $3,211,106 -59%   3,503 $917   $33,213,841 4
Aug 8, 2023 4 $3,840,551 +20%   3,503 $1,096   $37,054,392 5
Aug 9, 2023 4 $2,223,750 -42%   3,503 $635   $39,278,142 6
Aug 10, 2023 4 $2,158,775 -3%   3,503 $616   $41,436,917 7
Aug 11, 2023 4 $3,508,849 +63% -71% 3,604 $974   $44,945,766 8
Aug 12, 2023 4 $5,389,074 +54% -46% 3,604 $1,495   $50,334,840 9
Aug 13, 2023 4 $3,947,611 -27% -50% 3,604 $1,095   $54,282,451 10
Aug 14, 2023 5 $1,405,779 -64% -56% 3,604 $390   $55,688,230 11
Aug 15, 2023 5 $1,920,888 +37% -50% 3,604 $533   $57,609,118 12
Aug 16, 2023 4 $1,216,589 -37% -45% 3,604 $338   $58,825,707 13
Aug 17, 2023 4 $1,001,529 -18% -54% 3,604 $278   $59,827,236 14
Aug 18, 2023 6 $1,830,011 +83% -48% 3,402 $538   $61,657,247 15
Aug 19, 2023 5 $2,926,047 +60% -46% 3,402 $860   $64,583,294 16
Aug 20, 2023 6 $2,010,256 -31% -49% 3,402 $591   $66,593,550 17
Aug 21, 2023 6 $662,932 -67% -53% 3,402 $195   $67,256,482 18
Aug 22, 2023 6 $922,803 +39% -52% 3,402 $271   $68,179,285 19
Aug 23, 2023 6 $621,369 -33% -49% 3,402 $183   $68,800,654 20
Aug 24, 2023 6 $532,151 -14% -47% 3,402 $156   $69,332,805 21
Aug 25, 2023 8 $1,062,732 +100% -42% 2,932 $362   $70,395,537 22
Aug 26, 2023 6 $1,771,132 +67% -39% 2,932 $604   $72,166,669 23
Aug 27, 2023 7 $1,968,473 +11% -2% 2,932 $671   $74,135,142 24
Aug 28, 2023 8 $334,668 -83% -50% 2,932 $114   $74,469,810 25
Aug 29, 2023 9 $438,751 +31% -52% 2,932 $150   $74,908,561 26
Aug 30, 2023 7 $309,655 -29% -50% 2,932 $106   $75,218,216 27
Aug 31, 2023 7 $263,516 -15% -50% 2,932 $90   $75,481,732 28
Sep 1, 2023 9 $605,965 +130% -43% 2,371 $256   $76,087,697 29
Sep 2, 2023 7 $1,116,655 +84% -37% 2,371 $471   $77,204,352 30
Sep 3, 2023 7 $1,107,339 -1% -44% 2,371 $467   $78,311,691 31
Sep 4, 2023 7 $791,749 -28% +137% 2,371 $334   $79,103,440 32
Sep 5, 2023 - $203,028 -74% -54% 2,371 $86   $79,306,468 33
Sep 6, 2023 - $135,479 -33% -56% 2,371 $57   $79,441,947 34
Sep 7, 2023 - $87,677 -35% -67% 2,371 $37   $79,529,624 35
Sep 8, 2023 11 $277,762 +217% -54% 1,574 $176   $79,807,386 36
Sep 9, 2023 11 $581,810 +109% -48% 1,574 $370   $80,389,196 37
Sep 10, 2023 11 $352,447 -39% -68% 1,574 $224   $80,741,643 38
Sep 11, 2023 - $70,009 -80% -91% 1,574 $44   $80,811,652 39
Sep 12, 2023 - $103,185 +47% -49% 1,574 $66   $80,914,837 40
Sep 13, 2023 - $65,240 -37% -52% 1,574 $41   $80,980,077 41
Sep 14, 2023 - $56,915 -13% -35% 1,574 $36   $81,036,992 42
Sep 15, 2023 13 $164,115 +188% -41% 976 $168   $81,201,107 43
Sep 16, 2023 12 $328,833 +100% -43% 976 $337   $81,529,940 44
Sep 17, 2023 13 $201,389 -39% -43% 976 $206   $81,731,329 45
Sep 18, 2023 - $38,975 -81% -44% 976 $40   $81,770,304 46
Sep 19, 2023 - $53,433 +37% -48% 976 $55   $81,823,737 47
Sep 20, 2023 - $37,360 -30% -43% 976 $38   $81,861,097 48
Sep 21, 2023 - $32,798 -12% -42% 976 $34   $81,893,895 49
Sep 22, 2023 - $102,042 +211% -38% 702 $145   $81,995,937 50
Sep 23, 2023 - $215,078 +111% -35% 702 $306   $82,211,015 51
Sep 24, 2023 - $123,680 -42% -39% 702 $176   $82,334,695 52
Sep 25, 2023 - $29,351 -76% -25% 702 $42   $82,364,046 53
Sep 26, 2023 - $33,027 +13% -38% 702 $47   $82,397,073 54
Sep 27, 2023 - $23,707 -28% -37% 702 $34   $82,420,780 55
Sep 28, 2023 - $14,961 -37% -54% 702 $21   $82,435,741 56
Sep 29, 2023 - $26,714 +79% -74% 214 $125   $82,462,455 57
Sep 30, 2023 - $46,878 +75% -78% 214 $219   $82,509,333 58
Oct 1, 2023 - $23,221 -50% -81% 214 $109   $82,532,554 59
Oct 2, 2023 - $5,344 -77% -82% 214 $25   $82,537,898 60
Oct 3, 2023 - $5,791 +8% -82% 214 $27   $82,543,689 61
Oct 4, 2023 - $4,727 -18% -80% 214 $22   $82,548,416 62
Oct 5, 2023 - $4,808 +2% -68% 214 $22   $82,553,224 63
Oct 6, 2023 - $8,715 +81% -67% 86 $101   $82,561,939 64
Oct 7, 2023 - $14,777 +70% -68% 86 $172   $82,576,716 65
Oct 8, 2023 - $10,003 -32% -57% 86 $116   $82,586,719 66
Oct 9, 2023 - $4,388 -56% -18% 86 $51   $82,591,107 67
Oct 10, 2023 - $3,396 -23% -41% 86 $39   $82,594,503 68
Oct 11, 2023 - $2,803 -17% -41% 86 $33   $82,597,306 69
Oct 12, 2023 - $3,011 +7% -37% 86 $35   $82,600,317 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 4, 2023 4 $41,436,917   3,503 $11,829   $41,436,917 1
Aug 11, 2023 4 $18,390,319 -56% 3,604 $5,103   $59,827,236 2
Aug 18, 2023 6 $9,505,569 -48% 3,402 $2,794   $69,332,805 3
Aug 25, 2023 7 $6,148,927 -35% 2,932 $2,097   $75,481,732 4
Sep 1, 2023 8 $4,047,892 -34% 2,371 $1,707   $79,529,624 5
Sep 8, 2023 11 $1,507,368 -63% 1,574 $958   $81,036,992 6
Sep 15, 2023 13 $856,903 -43% 976 $878   $81,893,895 7
Sep 22, 2023 20 $541,846 -37% 702 $772   $82,435,741 8
Sep 29, 2023 27 $117,483 -78% 214 $549   $82,553,224 9
Oct 6, 2023 35 $47,093 -60% 86 $548   $82,600,317 10

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.