In China’s case, movies like Terminator Genisys and Warcraft did a lot better over there compared to the States, while more recent examples of movies that opened strong in China include San Andreas, Geostorm and Skyscraper.
Domestically, The Meg made $4 million in Thursday night previews, and is estimated to make around $36 million by the time the weekend is over.
Critically-speaking, The Meg has fallen into mixed territory, but sometimes a movie that isn’t financially successful stateside doesn’t mean that will be the same case in other countries.