<img src="https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&amp;c2=36750692&amp;cv=3.6.0&amp;cj=1"> A Ridiculous Sequel That Has Jason Statham Fighting Sharks Again Is Proving To Be An International Hit
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A ridiculous sequel that has Jason Statham fighting sharks again is proving to be an international hit

Domestic performance is one thing, but anything goes on international waters...

Meg 2: The Trench, as the film’s global box office success continues to make (tidal) waves. The film — which sees the return of Statham as shark-fighting marine researcher Jonas Taylor — debut with an underwhelming haul at the domestic box office, making just $30 million during its opening weekend earlier month.

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However, in the weeks since its international showings, the Ben Wheatley-directed sequel has gone on to rake in $316 million, $250 million of which came from the international box office alone. For those chowing down the numbers (much like the megalodon itself), the global box office haul s for 7 percent of Meg 2’s total gross, making it an international success story.

Much of this success comes down to the fact that the sequel was a co-production between the United States and the China-based company, CMC Pictures. This opens The Trench up to broader marketing audiences, a feat which was also helped by the casting of Chinese actor Wu Jing in a starring role, with additional Chinese castmates like Li Bingbing.

As a result, almost a third of The Trench’s international haul comes from sales in China ($94.8 million). This makes the sequel only the largely loathed by critics.

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Much to everyone’s chagrin, Meg 2’s global box office reapings could mean a third installment of the franchise is on its way, though we thankfully haven’t been burdened with any official news around that just yet. “[There’s] a lot more to explore in that world,” Wheatley teased to Total Film, “the international-ness of it is very interesting.”


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Tom Disalvo is an entertainment news and freelance writer from Sydney, Australia. His hobbies include thinking what to answer whenever someone asks what his hobbies are.