Meg 2: The Trench
2023 1h 56m movie Film China

Meg 2: The Trench

“Back for seconds.”

Synopsis

“Back for seconds.”

An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.

Audience Engagement

2,034
Reviews
96th
Review-volume percentile
100th
Popularity percentile

2,034 audience reviews — more than 96% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 100th percentile among China films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Meg 2: The Trench. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Action + Science Fiction in China

23 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Meg 2: The Trench itself).

The 2022–2024 China Window

Meg 2: The Trench holds position #41 of 77 China films in the 2022–2024 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. When I Fly Towards You
    #1

    When I Fly Towards You

    ★ 9.1 · 2023
  2. Hidden Love
    #2

    Hidden Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2023
  3. The Long Season
    #3

    The Long Season

    ★ 8.7 · 2023
  4. Three-Body
    #4

    Three-Body

    ★ 8.5 · 2023
  5. The Green Planet
    #5

    The Green Planet

    ★ 8.4 · 2022
  6. Ennio
    #6

    Ennio

    ★ 8.3 · 2022
  7. Lighter and Princess
    #7

    Lighter and Princess

    ★ 8.2 · 2022
  8. Thirteen Years of Dust
    #8

    Thirteen Years of Dust

    ★ 8.1 · 2023

The 2020s China Landscape

Meg 2: The Trench premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 35 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 216 films and series across 4 years of activity.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$129.0M
Budget
$384.1M
Revenue
$255.1M
Net Profit
3.0×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $1.1M per minute on screen and earned $3.3M per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other China films in 2023.

The 945th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Meg 2: The Trench, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • shark · 3
  • civil action · 1
  • oceans · 1
  • shark cage · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • sequel · 143
  • kaiju · 77

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
2,034
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #365 of 946 China films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #91 of 319 (top 29%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesApelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, di Bonaventura Pictures, CMC Pictures, DF Pictures
Runtime1h 56m
Release DateAugust 2, 2023
IMDbtt9224104
Official Sitewww.themeg.movie

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