Project Hail Mary Crushes Box Office, Hoppers Faces Mario Challenge

0:00On March 29, Project Hail Mary is still crushing it at the box office, pulling in $54.5 million domestically in its second. Weekend, that's the strongest hold for a non-franchised flick since Oppenheimer back in 2023, and it's already hit $300.8 million worldwide after just two weeks. The movie, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller with Ryan Gosling leading the cast, only dropped 32% from its huge opening. No big new rivals showed up, so it kept those premium screens locked down, flying high on its $198 million budget. Horror fans got a rude awakening with the new release. They will kill you, starring Zazzy Beats, which barely scraped $5 million on opening. Experts say the genre has been flooded, with a fresh scary flick dropping every weekend for the last 14. Maybe theaters are just tapped out. Family vibes are keeping things steady, though, like Pixar's Hoppers hanging in second, with $12.2 million in its fourth weekend.

1:01Totalling, nearly $300 million globally, that one's proving originals can still pack seats. Looking ahead, Hopper Space is a monster next weekend from Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, set to snag the biggest opening of 20. 26 and Shake Up the Charts Big Time. I'm Cory with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update, AI-powered and always trending.