While these numbers from Box Office Mojo place The Meg over Solo: A Star Wars Story worldwide, Jason Statham’s successful summer movie is proving way more popular overseas then domestically, as 75% of its earnings are from the foreign ticket sales.
While The Meg certainly has become a surprise hit, especially considering the divided opinions among audiences and critics, Solo was considered a financial disappointment for Disney, as the film made a lot less than expected for a Star Wars movie, as the franchise usually makes some of the highest earnings of the year.
Solo’s earnings were much more evenly split between the domestic and foreign box office, with the Star Wars spin-off making double of what The Meg has racked up here at home, with $105 million so far.
Solo also saw a more impressive opening weekend as it opened with $84 million, while The Meg made only about half of that, $45 million, when it debuted a few weeks ago.