# Jason Statham’s Biggest Sci-Fi Double Feature Officially Swims Onto HBO Max

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jason-stathams-biggest-sci-fi-double-feature-officially-swims-onto-hbo-max/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:14:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/jason-statham-meg-2-trench-streaming-hbo-max-november-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Both Meg films arrived on HBO Max on 1 November.
- The original earned $530 million worldwide.
- Audiences rated Meg 2 more highly than critics did.

## Summary

*The Meg* and its sequel, *Meg 2: The Trench*, began streaming on HBO Max on 1 November, bringing Jason Statham’s shark-action films together as a double feature. Their arrival adds two established audience draws to the service, despite mixed or poor critical responses.

The 2018 original, about a giant prehistoric shark in the Mariana Trench, earned $530 million worldwide on a reported $175 million budget, though critics and audiences gave it 47% and 44% on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2023 sequel added dinosaurs and a larger shark; critics rated it 27%, while its audience score was 72%. Both films star Statham as Jonas Taylor.

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