Project Hail Mary Soars at Box Office

0:00On March 22nd, Ryan Gosling's space adventure in Project Hail Mary rocketed to the top of the box office this weekend. It pulled an $80 million domestically and $141 million worldwide in its opening three days. That marks the biggest premiere of 2026 so far, and Amazon MGM Studios best ever. The film, directed by the team behind Spider-Verse and based on Andy Wears' novel, beat high expectations. With a $200 million budget, it was projected for a $100 million global debut, but soared way past that mark. Fans and critics are buzzing about Gosling's second space role after First Man, putting the movie at number seven on the year's highest grossers. All reggae. It knocks some late 2025 holdovers down the list, while Pixar's hoppers held strong at number two with $18 million. Domestically, hoppers leads overall with $242 million after three weeks, but Hail Mary faces like competition from films like Scream 7, and G-O-A.

1:05Meanwhile, ready or not to, disappointed with just $9.1 million at home, despite adding stars like Sarah Michelle-Geller. Looking ahead, no major new releases threaten Hail Mary's lead next week, setting it up to climb even higher on the charts. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.