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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.

Opening Weekend
$80.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$226.0M
Week 3
Worldwide Total
$420M
82 markets
Budget
$200M
Production
Domestic Legs
2.80x
Opening → Total
2026 Rank
#1
Domestic

Predicted Domestic Total

$296M – $322M
↑ $75M

Final — Updated to reflect 2nd weekend drop

Baseline Starting point $234M
CinemaScore A: Sci-Fi avg is A− +5%
Audience Exceptional — RT 96%, LB 4.4, IMDB 8.5 +9%
Seasonality Spring −2%
Sequel Original 0%
Release Day Friday (standard) 0%
2nd Weekend −33% drop +16%
Genre Sci-Fi legs −4%
$222M so far
$270M
$348M
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Box Office Performance

Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Mar 21–23 (opening) #1 $80.6M $80.6M 4,007 $20K 1
Mar 27–29 #1 $54.1M -33% $163.8M 4,077 $13K 2
Apr 3–5 2 $31.7M -41% $218.3M 3,907 $8K 3

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Profitability

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

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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