# Jason Statham Meets ‘Jaws’ in HBO Max’s Latest Late-Night Favorite

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jason-statham-meets-jaws-in-hbo-maxs-latest-late-night-favorite/
- Published: 2026-07-19T21:00:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-19T22:13:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/jason-statham-shark-movie-the-meg-streaming-hit-hbo-max-july-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- The Meg is currently a top-ten most-streamed film on HBO Max
- 2018 film made $529 million globally against a $178 million budget
- A third Meg film looks unlikely despite director Ben Wheatley's interest

## Summary

The Meg, a 2018 shark thriller starring Jason Statham, has become one of HBO Max's ten most-streamed films in the US, showing renewed audience appetite for the "sharksploitation" genre nearly 50 years after Steven Spielberg's Jaws set the template. The film pits Statham against a giant prehistoric megalodon and also stars Rainn Wilson and Cliff Curtis, having significantly outperformed industry expectations on release.

Made on a reported budget of $178 million, The Meg grossed $529 million worldwide ($145 million domestically and $384 million overseas), success that led to a 2023 sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, which also performed well. Director Ben Wheatley has expressed interest in a third instalment, but Warner Bros. is not currently thought to be pursuing one, even as the original continues to find a large late-night streaming audience.

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