The Shallows was originally supposed to be release June 29 , 2016 but to avoid `` The Purge : Election Year '' and their second weekend being on the holiday of July 4 they instead released it on Friday , June 24 , 2016 by Columbia Pictures.  The Shallows opened on June 24 , 2016 alongside Independence Day : Resurgence and Free State of Jones , and was projected to gross around $ 7 million from 2,800 theaters in its opening weekend , with some estimates going as high as $ 11–12 million .
The Shallows was projected to gross around $ 7 million from 2,800 theaters in its opening weekend , with some estimates going as high as $ 11–12 million .