The Meg: How Jason Statham's Shark Thriller Became a $530M Franchise

The Meg (2018, TMDB 6.3) proved that audiences still love a good creature feature. Jason Statham vs. a 75-foot prehistoric shark turned into a $530 million worldwide hit.

The film's success launched a franchise, proving the appetite for old-school blockbuster thrills is as strong as ever.

A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.