The Meg collected less than $ 523 million worldwide .
Turteltaub and much of the cast joined by September 2016 , and filming began the following month in New Zealand and ended in Sanya , China in January 2017.A Chinese-American co-production , The Meg was released in both countries on August 10 , 2018 , in RealD 3D . It has grossed over $ 525 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics , with some describing it as an entertaining B-movie and others calling it `` neither good enough nor bad enough '' to be fun.
The Meg