The film was released simultaneously in North America and Mainland China on August 10, 2018. It was shown in 4118 theaters in North America. The box office on the first day was $16.5 million (including $4 million in advance). On August 11, it received another $16.38 million in a single day. This is an increase of nearly 30% over the first day after deducting the advance show. On August 12, it received a box office of 11.48 million US dollars on a single day, and the first weekend in North America received a box office of 44.5 million US dollars. The box office in the first weekend was more than double the expected 20 million US dollars.
The film was screened in mainland China for three consecutive days with a single-day box office exceeding 100 million yuan, winning 106 million yuan, 113 million yuan, and 122 million yuan. The box office for the first weekend was 347 million yuan.
Megalodon also gained a lot in the world in the first week. It was released simultaneously in 41 overseas markets outside of North America. It earned US$97 million in the first weekend overseas, 29 of which won the weekend box office championship, and the world’s first week’s total revenue was 1.4 100 million US dollars at the box office.
