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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.

Box office summary
Opening Weekend
$80.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$330.4M
8 weeks
Worldwide Total
$656M
$326M international
Budget
$200M
Production
Domestic Legs
4.1x
Opening → Total
2026 Rank
#2
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Predicted Final Domestic
$348M–$362M
↑ $75M
$316M $355M $393M
$330M 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.

$234M
Baseline
Average legs — 2.90 opening
+5%
CinemaScore
A: Sci-Fi avg is A−
+9%
Audience
Exceptional — RT 96%, LB 4.4, IMDB 8.5
−2%
Seasonality
Spring
0%
Sequel
Original
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 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
Apr 10-12 2 $24.1M -24.0% $256.2M 3,817 $6K 4
Apr 17–19 2 $20.5M -15% $285.2M 3,820 $5K 5
Apr 24-26 3 $12.8M -37% $305.1M 3,510 $4K 6
May 1-3 4 $8.5M -34% $318.3M 3,017 $3K 7
May 8-10 7 $6.6M -23% $328.3M 2,417 $3K 8

Performance Charts

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