The Meg, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Jason Statham, has taken a far bigger bite out of the box office than anyone anticipated.

In North America, the movie finished Tuesday with a six-day total of $59.4 million, besting the entire lifetime runs of recent shark hits The Shallows ($55.1 million) and 47 Meters Down ($44.3 million).

The Shallows, starring Blake Lively, grossed $119 million globally against a $17 million budget in summer 2016, reinvigorating the genre. 47 Meters — which didn't play overseas — was likewise a win, considering it cost $5.5 million to produce.

The Meg was a far bigger proposition in terms of budget. Sources say it cost at least $150 million to make, while Warners puts the net cost at $130 million.

Overseas, The Meg finished Tuesday with $153.9 million for a global total of $213.4 million. A large chunk has come from China, where Gravity Pictures is handling distribution. Gravity co-financed and co-produced the pic with Warners.

Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao and Cliff Curtis co-star in the movie, which follows a group of scientists trying to stop a mammoth shark from causing destruction.

Jaws remains the top-grossing live-action shark film of all time, adjusted or not. Unadjusted, it grossed $470.7 million globally, including $260 million domestically. Adjusted for inflation, the pic has brought in more than $1.18 billion globally.

Shark Tale, released by DreamWorks, earned $367.3 million worldwide, unadjusted.