Project Hail Mary Dominates Box Office

0:00It's March 29th. Welcome in. This is Durham News Today, where local news meets AI. Project Hail Mary is still dominating the box office, pulling in $54.5 million domestically in its second weekend. That's the best hole for a non-franchised flick since Oppenheimer back in 2023, with a worldwide total now at $300 million. $800,000 after just two weeks. It only dropped 32% from its huge opening, beating Oppenheimer's second frame haul of $46.7 million. No major new rival showed up, so it kept those premium screens locked down tight. Meanwhile, the new horror flick, they will kill you, bomb with just $5 million in this debut, even on a modest $20 million budget. Experts say the horror wave has flooded theaters, one fresh scare every weekend for the last 14, leaving audiences tapped out. Family vibes are holding strong though, with Pixar's hoppers grabbing second place at $12.2 million in week four, closing in on three.

1:01$100 million globally. Next up, Universal's Super Mario Galaxy Movie looks set to smash records with the biggest opening of 2026, but for now, Hail Mary stays. King of the Charts.