The excellent news is that, the way in which issues are going, “Meg 2” ought to end its run nearer to $400 million than $300 million. So it ought to have the ability to break even in theaters or near it, that means that cash from VOD, Blu-ray gross sales, and different income streams needs to be revenue. Whether or not or not that finally ends up being sufficient to result in a 3rd installment stays to be seen, however one imagines if such a factor does occur, it will be with a smaller forged and a diminished funds. Both method, this film prevented what appeared prefer it may very well be a recipe for catastrophe.
Critics weren’t sort to the sequel (to be honest, they weren’t actually thrilled with the primary film, both), and heading into opening weekend, it appeared like that could be a nail on this movie’s coffin. However basic audiences appear to love the film an entire lot greater than critics. Most of the time, that’s the much more vital metric. (Simply take a look at the “Venom” motion pictures as proof.) Moviegoers around the globe simply need to see Statham battle huge sharks in outlandish methods.
Because it stands, “Meg 2” has a great shot at passing “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” ($376 million worldwide) to turn into the thirteenth largest film of 2023 total. It isn’t going to match the $529 million take of the unique, however the truth that this critically-panned large shark film is probably going going to wipe out Indiana Jones is nothing if not stunning. What a time to be alive.
“Meg 2: The Trench” is in theaters now.