China 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 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.
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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
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.
- shark · 3
- civil action · 1
- oceans · 1
- shark cage · 1
- based on novel or book · 288
- sequel · 143
- kaiju · 77
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Apelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, di Bonaventura Pictures, CMC Pictures, DF Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | August 2, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt9224104 |
| Official Site | www.themeg.movie |