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Released
2018 · FILM

The Meg

A scarred rescue diver teams up with a billionaire‑backed research crew to explore the hidden depths of the Mariana Trench, only to confront a colossal sea creature that threatens to trap them forever and expose their darkest secrets.

“Pleased to eat you.”

Directed by
Jon Turteltaub, Ant Davies
Written by
Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
113 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

A deep-sea submersible pilot confronts his past fears while exploring the Mariana Trench, where he accidentally awakens a seventy-foot ancestor of the Great White Shark, a creature long thought to be extinct.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 309+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Steven KemperShot by Tom SternScored by Harry Gregson WilliamsDesigned by Grant MajorSound by Erik AadahlCostumes by Amanda NealeStunts by Augie Davis

Box Office

2018 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$530.5M

Budget$150.0M
Worldwide gross$530.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $145.4M — 27% of worldwide · International: $385.1M (73%)

Opening weekend: $45.4M — 31% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $62.6M — 43% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,118 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Megde
  • Megalodónes
  • En eaux troublesfr
  • Shark - Il primo squaloit
  • (Bulgarian)Мега звяр
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • IndonesiaAug 8, 2018
  • PhilippinesAug 8, 2018
  • United Arab EmiratesAug 9, 2018
  • AustriaAug 9, 2018
  • BrazilAug 9, 2018

Companies

ProductionDi Bonaventura Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, Maeday Productions

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