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‘The Meg’ Takes Bite Out Of This Weekend’s Box Office

Warner Bros. shark-thriller “The Meg” took top honors at the box office this weekend, earning an $44.5M in North American theaters and $141.3M worldwide, according to estimates compiled by comScore.

,   and  Bruce Houghton
The MegWarner Bros. shark-thriller “The Meg” took top honors at the box office this weekend, earning an $44.5M in North American theaters and $141.3M worldwide, according to estimates compiled by comScore.Featuring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, and Rainn Wilson, the film tells the sordid tale of a giant prehistoric megalodon shark (get it, the ‘Meg’? Pretty awesome, right?) attacking a submarine.The Meg was directed by Jon Turteltaub, who is best known for “National Treasure” (2004) and “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets” (2007) but more recently has been working on television projects, including “Rush Hour” which lasted for just one season after it premiered in 2016.Also opening this week with a strong debut in China was “iPartment” a cinematic update of a popular Chinese sitcom. The film opened at #1 in China, and generated an impressive $80.0M from just three markets.Mission Impossible: Fallout, last week’s reigning champion, slid to #2 in North America and #4 worldwide, generating an estimated $20.0M and $58.4M over the weekend, respectively.The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 12Meg, The – Warner Bros. – $141.3MiPartment – Multiple Chinese Distributors – $80.0MIsland, The (dir. Bo) – Multiple – $77.5MMission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount Pictures – $58.4MMamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Universal – $27.3MHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony – $22.2MIncredibles 2 – Disney – $18.1MDisney’s Christopher Robin – Disney – $16.2MAlong With The Gods: The Last 49 Days – Multiple – $16.1MSpy Gone North, The – CJ Entertainment – $15.0MSpy Who Dumped Me, The – Lionsgate – $11.5MSlender Man – Sony – $11.3MThe top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 12Meg, The – Warner Bros. – $44.5MMission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount – $20.0MDisney’s Christopher Robin – Disney – $12.4MSlender Man – Sony – $11.3MBlacKkKlansman – Focus Features – $10.8MSpy Who Dumped Me, The – Lionsgate – $6.6MMamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Universal – $5.8MEqualizer 2, The – Sony – $5.5MHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony – $5.1MAnt-Man And The Wasp – Disney – $4.0MIncredibles 2 – Disney – $3.5MDog Days – Mirror/LD Entertainment – $2.6M–CelebrityAccess

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