Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. While overall, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 57% rating with 52 out of 91 reviews counted fresh, "Top Critics" tabulated by the site gave the film a 67% "fresh" rating. The site's summary is "Aside from a few thrills, Deep Blue Sea is unoriginal and unintelligent." Empire magazine gave the film three out of five stars, saying "It was never going to crash any parties come Oscar night, or usurp previous nature-fights-back epics (Jurassic et al), but Deep Blue Sea remains defiant. It's about giant sharks eating people. And that's exactly what you get." Top Critic Roger Ebert went further, saying of the film "In a genre where a lot of movies are retreads of the predictable, 'Deep Blue Sea' keeps you guessing."
The film opened on July 28, 1999 and grossed $19,107,643 ($25,164,533 including Thursday screenings/previews) in its opening weekend and went on to earn $73,648,142 domestically and $164,648,142 worldwide. Adjusted for inflation, the film's worldwide total would equal $258,168,286 in 2011. The film is listed as #12 on Box Office Mojo's list of highest grossing "Creature Features" (1982 -) behind such films as the "Jurassic Park" franchise, though outgrossing such films as "Predator" and "Alien: Resurrection." The film was released on DVD December 7, 1999 and was ranked #1 release for the week ending December 12, 1999 and remained in the DVD rental top 10 for eight weeks.
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