Released by Gravity Pictures in China[15] and by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States, The Meg was originally scheduled to open March 2, 2018.[16] Warner and Gravity then said that the film would be released during the 2018 Chinese New Year period in China, a week-long annual holiday that kicked off on February 16, 2018.[15] The film was later pushed back to its eventual date of August 10, 2018, in 3D and IMAX.[17]