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Project Hail Mary

2026 PG-13 2h 36m Sci-Fi / Thriller

A lone astronaut must save Earth from an extinction-level threat, with only a surprising alien companion to help solve the impossible.

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Project Hail Mary Box Office

Opening Weekend
$80.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$344.1M
Week 13
Worldwide Total
$684.1M
$340.0M international
Budget$200M
Domestic Legs4.3x
2026 Rank#6
Compare with other movies
Predicted Final Domestic
$348M–$362M
↑ $75M
$316M $355M $393M
$344.1M so far

The prediction model now reflects -33% / -41% holds in week 2 and 3, which tightened the range. The wider range of $316M–$393M accounts for 90% of outcomes after the 3rd weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$234M
Baseline
Average legs — 2.90 opening
+4%
CinemaScore
A: Sci-Fi avg is A−
+9%
Audience
Exceptional — RT 96%, LB 4.4, IMDB 8.5
−2%
Seasonality
Spring
0%
Release Day
Friday (standard)
+31%
2nd Weekend
-33% / -41% drops
−4%
Genre
Sci-Fi legs
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Mar 20–22 (opening) #1 $80.51M $80.51M 4,007 $20.1K 1
Mar 27–29 #1 $54.06M -33% $163.83M 4,077 $13.3K 2
Apr 3–5 2 $31.72M -41% $218.25M 3,907 $8.1K 3
Apr 10-12 2 $24.14M -24.0% $256.22M 3,817 $6.3K 4
Apr 17–19 2 $20.51M -15% $285.15M 3,820 $5.4K 5
Apr 24-26 3 $12.84M -37% $305.07M 3,510 $3.7K 6
May 1-3 4 $8.51M -34% $318.30M 3,017 $2.8K 7
May 8-10 7 $6.60M -23% $328.30M 2,417 $2.7K 8
May 15-17 7 $4.05M -39% $335.00M 2,177 $1.9K 9
May 22-24 10 $2.70M -33% $339.59M 1,321 $2.0K 10
May 29-31 14 $1.04M -62% $342.34M 777 $1.3K 11
June 5-7 18 $424K -59% $343.34M 291 $1.5K 12
June 12-14 21 $191K -55% $343.78M 207 $921 13
June 19-21 22 $80K -58% $344.00M 75 $1.1K 14

Performance Charts

Charts show the first 10 weeks · see the tables above for the full run

Daily Gross

Cumulative Total

Weekend Gross Trend

Theater Count

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Week-over-Week Drop

Weekly Gross Decline (%)

Cast & Crew

Directed byPhil Lord & Christopher Miller
ScreenplayDrew Goddard · based on the novel by Andy Weir
Produced byPhil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Ryan Gosling
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
MusicDaniel Pemberton
Prod. DesignFrançois Audouy
StarringRyan Gosling, Milana Vayntrub, Sandra Hüller, Ken Leung

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