Jason Statham’s $395-million worldwide box office success from 2023 is a hit on Netflix, landing in the streamer’s top 10 for the week. Statham built his reputation as an action star first with his roles in Guy Ritchie’s early films, and later with parts in everything from Transporter to The Bank Job to Crank. He crossed over to the ranks of blockbuster stars with his role as Shaw in the Fast & Furious series, and later headlined the surprise summer smash The Meg in 2018.
But Statham’s first battle with giant sharks wasn’t actually his last: in 2023, he starred in the sequel The Meg 2: The Trench, a $395 million global hit that’s now also a Netflix hit, peaking at number five. streamer ratings. list of the 10 best US films for the week of December 25-31, 2023, according to our own data. And his new film “The Beekeeper,” Released January 12, 2024, was also successfuly he grossed $152.7 million.
“The Meg 2” was a successful business worldwide, but its $395 million gross actually lagged far behind the original “The Meg,” which grossed $530 million. Director Ben Wheatley recently spoke positively about the status of The Meg 3, saying, “There’s still a lot to be explored in that world,” but the sequel has yet to be greenlit.
The Meg 2’s big success among streaming viewers over the holidays doesn’t hurt the chances of a Meg 3, but it probably doesn’t increase those chances much either.
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The original Meg book series does have more novels to adapt, but the plot doesn’t really matter much to the films anyway. Statham’s enduring status as a bankable action star is another positive for the potential ongoing Meg franchise, but his star power alone isn’t enough to warrant more films. It remains to be seen whether The Meg 2: The Trench will usher the series into bigger and better shark action or be the culmination of a successful, if truncated, saga.