The Meg takes giant bite of UK box office

Jason Statham’s prehistoric shark makes waves with summer cinemagoers, while Mamma Mia! 2 is still packing them inWhile Jason Statham has been seen on screen in recent years in Fast and Furious and Expendables movies, and had a supporting role in Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy, his own movie vehicles had begun to dwindle in number and impact.

His last outing as a protagonist was 2016’s Mechanic: Resurrection, which grossed £1.37m in total in UK cinemas.

Before that, 2015’s Wild Card managed just £410,000.

Was it now game over for Statham as a leading male action star, some were beginning to wonder?

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