Release
Original distributor Dimension Films had initially set a North American DVD and VOD release date for August 2, 2016. However, on July 25, Variety reported that Dimension had sold the rights to Entertainment Studios. Entertainment Studios cancelled the August 2 home release and instead released the film theatrically in the United States on June 16, 2017.[5] Dimension had already sent out screeners and pressed DVDs of the film to retailers before the deal. The DVDs under the re-title In the Deep were recalled; however, several retailers broke the street date and a handful of physical copies were sold and have since turned up on eBay as collector's items. After the purchase, Entertainment Studios reverted to the original title 47 Meters Down.
Box office
In North America, 47 Meters Down was released alongside All Eyez on Me, Rough Night and Cars 3, and was initially projected to gross around $5 million from 2,300 theaters in its opening weekend. However it made $4.5 million on its first day (including $735,000 from Thursday night previews), increasing weekend estimates to $11 million. It went on to debut to $11.5 million, finishing 5th at the box office.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "47 Meters Down doesn't take its terrifying premise quite as far as it should, but its toothy antagonists still offer a few thrills for less demanding genre enthusiasts." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.
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