Depending on who you talk to, the summer box office this year has either been a wonderful season, or a horrific disaster. While crowds are flooding theaters for events like Barbenheimer double features, other huge tentpoles have seemed to stumble at the box office. Franchises like Meg 2: The Trench need a hero, and Jason Statham could be that man; provided the opening weekend of this new creature feature is kind.
Initial estimates for the sequel to Warner Bros.’ surprise 2018 hit have come in from Box Office Pro, and the picture is a bit grim. The site’s numbers for Meg 2’s opening weekend currently sit in a range between $22 – $27 million for its big debut. Should that hold, it looks like not even feeding a Tyrannosaurus Rex to a hungry Megalodon will be enough to put it in first place.
