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The Meg

The Meg
2018
 113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

Jason Statham · Bingbing Li · Rainn Wilson · Cliff Curtis · Winston Chao · Shuya Sophia Cai

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 10th August 2018
Indonesia release date Indonesia release: 8th August 2018
Philippines release date Philippines release: 8th August 2018

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 10th Aug '18
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £3.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 10th Aug '18
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $45.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 10th Aug '18
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $147 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Aug, 2018
1
17 Aug, 2018
3
24 Aug, 2018
3
31 Aug, 2018
4
7 Sep, 2018
5
14 Sep, 2018
10

US box office

10 Aug, 2018
1
17 Aug, 2018
2
24 Aug, 2018
2
31 Aug, 2018
2
7 Sep, 2018
4
14 Sep, 2018
7
21 Sep, 2018
9
28 Sep, 2018
13

Global box office

10 Aug, 2018
1
17 Aug, 2018
1
24 Aug, 2018
2
31 Aug, 2018
3
7 Sep, 2018
4
14 Sep, 2018
7
21 Sep, 2018
15

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Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £15.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $105.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $530.2 Million

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Deadpool & Wolverine stays at the top of the North American box office over the labour Day weekend which marks the end of the summer box office season.

The movie has now spent 5 non-consecutive weeks at the top, and is the second top movie of the summer behind the mega Pixar smash Inside Out 2.

The top new movie of the weekend is the biographical movie Reagan which lands at number 4 with a $7.6 Million gross.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Deadpool & Wolverine (5th Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Reagan (@4)
  • Longest run - Coraline (12 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Inside Out 2 ($649,865,541)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Inside Out 2 (22%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $80,306,934
  • Also new this weekend
    • AfrAId
    • Sight and Sound Presents Daniel Live
    • April 29, 1992
    • City of Dreams
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st September 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
  • It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $15,147,000 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $599,488,117 after 6 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
  • The movie is a sequel to Deadpool 2 which took $304,172,203 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $9,049,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $88,489,631 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Alien: Covenant which took $73,653,439 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,670,000 over the weekend, a 20% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $258,541,935 after 7 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Twister which took $211,440,689 at the box office after 7 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has a total gross of $7,650,720 after 1 weekends of release

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,415,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $133,708,800 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024

UK Box Office Weekend Report 9th - 11th August 2024: A family affair at the top of the UK box office as It Ends With Us replaces Deadpool and Wolverine This weekend the romantic drama It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively makes an impressive debut at the top of the UK box office.

The movie takes £4.5 Million on its debut weekend.

This replaces Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds at the top of the UK box office who of course stars in the mega hit Deadpool and Wolverine.

Deadpool and Wolverine has led the box office for the past couple of weeks and has taken an incredible £42.9 Million to date.

Inside Out 2 continues its amazing run at the UK box office and this week has a total gross of £54,1 Million.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - It Ends With Us (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - It Ends With Us (@1)
  • Longest run - The Garfield Movie (9 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Inside Out 2 (£54,130,718)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Inside Out 2 (-34%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £14,255,193
  • Also new this weekend
    • Bluey At the Cinema: Family Trip Collection
    • Babes
    • Radical
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th August 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £4,516,760 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of August
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £4,083,378 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £42,986,728 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Deadpool 2 which took £26,701,776 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,528,941 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £35,552,993 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took £35,851,868 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,141,334 over its debut weekend

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £843,159 over its debut weekend

Barbie is now starting to be in the running for longest ever number 1 movie, a record currently held by Titanic with 14 weeks, as the movie stays at the top for a 6th weekend.

The Greta Gerwig directed movie is also getting close to a milestone that only 2 other movies have achieved, Skyfall in 2012 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, grossing over £100 Million at the UK box office, Barbie has so far grossed £90 Million.

Oppenheimer is one again at number 2 this weekend with a total UK gross of over £50 Million.

Top new movie of the weekend is the live concert event feature Andre Rieus 2023 Maastricht Concert Love Is All Around from the ever popular world famous violinist.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Barbie (6th Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Andre Rieus 2023 Maastricht Concert Love Is All Around (@5)
  • Longest run - Elemental (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Barbie (£89,082,599)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (-5%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £8,786,899
  • Also new this weekend
    • The Blackening
    • Scrapper
    • Theater Camp

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th August 2023

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 6 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £1,944,777 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £89,082,599 over 6 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is the 7th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,638,665 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £53,173,902 over 6 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £776,085 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £11,299,337 over 4 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took £13,967,081 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £767,790 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,823,413 over 2 weeks of release

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £710,326 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Andre Rieu: In Dublin 2023 which took £715,986 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Chinese movie No More Bets spends a second weekend at the top of the global box office as its total gross goes over $370 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Warner Bros. release their latest DC movie Blue Bettle which is the top new movie of the weekend at 3 with just $43.4 Million.

Barbie is at 2 this weekend and has a total gross of $1.2 Billion and should take over as the top movie of the year by next weekend.

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - No More Bets (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Blue Beetle (@3)
  • Longest run - Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (6 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Barbie ($1,279,182,865)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $305,409,200
  • Also new this weekend
    • Papa
    • Strays
    • Honey Sweet
    • Campeonex

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th August 2023

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • It grosses $58,065,200 over the weekend, a 75% drop from last weekend
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $371,775,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $48,200,000 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $1,279,182,865 over 5 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 76 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has a total gross of $43,400,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend

  • The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $42,641,000 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $717,842,735 over 5 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $28,630,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $316,657,236 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took $365,371,847 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

The new movie from the DC Universe is this weeks top new movie as Blue Beetle makes its debut at number 3, but with a fairly disappointing £1.18 Million gross.

Barbie retains its hold on the top of the UK box office as its total gross nears £85 Million it has now entered the top 10 of the top grossing movies in the UK of all time at number 8.

The two movies seems almost inseparable with Oppenheimer holding its position at number 2 having taken over £50 Million, the two movies combined will take over £150 Million at the UK box office.

The not for kids dogs movie Strays~2023 makes its debut at 5 this weekend with £598,619.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Barbie (5th Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Blue Beetle (@3)
  • Longest run - Elemental (7 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Barbie (£84,790,946)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Elemental (-12%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £10,514,296
  • Also new this weekend
    • Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From TX #1

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th August 2023

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £2,697,820 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £84,790,946 over 5 weeks of release
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of August
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is the 8th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £2,045,953 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £50,054,877 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,189,812 over its debut weekend
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £972,512 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £9,754,037 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took £11,734,530 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £598,619 over its debut weekend