Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” scored an impressive second weekend at theaters, grossing an estimated $54.5 million at domestic theaters and another $54.1 million at international theaters—pushing it past the $300 million mark globally to make it the best performing Hollywood film released in 2026 so far.
Key Facts
“Project Hail Mary,” based on Andy Weir’s 2021 sci-fi novel by the same name, has now grossed over $164.3 million at domestic theaters, according to early estimates reported by the Hollywood trade publications, and has already posted $300.8 million when factoring in international theaters.
Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers” came in second place at the domestic box office over the weekend and is a close second for highest grossing 2026 release—grossing another $37 million from domestic and international theaters for a total global gross of $297.6 million.
The film is now Amazon’s highest grossing film since merging with MGM in 2022—surpassing “Creed III,” which grossed $276.1 million globally in 2023.
The sci-fi thriller starring Ryan Gosling previously grossed $80 million during its opening weekend—making it one of the biggest theatrical debuts of the year so far and only sustaining a 32% drop in ticket sales this weekend.
“project Hail Mary” Is Ryan Gosling’s Top-Grossing In Lead Role
“Project Hail Mary” is also now Gosling’s highest grossing film in a lead role at domestic theaters—surpassing “La La Land” ($151.1 million at domestic theaters).“Barbie,” in which he played a supporting role as Ken, grossed $636.2 million in 2023, however.
Key Background
This is the second big opening for sci-fi author Weir. The author also penned the novel “The Martian” in 2011, which was adapted into a feature film distributed by 20th Century Fox in 2015. “The Martian” was directed by “Alien” and “Blade Runner” director Ridley Scott, and featured a star-studded cast including Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Kate Mara. It opened at 3,831 North American theaters that year for $54.3 million, before ultimately grossing $228.4 million domestically and another $401.7 million at international theaters.
How Did Other Films Fare At The Box Office This Weekend?
Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers” continued its strong performance at the domestic box office for a fourth weekend, with an estimated weekend gross of $12.2 million. Third place at the box office went to this weekend’s only premiere—“They Will Kill You,” a Warner Bros. and New Line distributed horror film that grossed about $5 million across 2,778 theaters. The performance is mostly being viewed as a flop—the film reportedly cost $20 million to produce, and is receiving lukewarm reception from critics and audiences on aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes and in polls from Cinemascore. India’s “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” came in fourth place, grossing $4.8 million at only 987 North American theaters during the second weekend of its release. “Reminders of Him,” the newest adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, rounded out the top five, grossing $4.7 million over its third weekend in theaters.
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