Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Enjoys Epic Hold for $53M Weekend as ‘They Will Kill You’ Gets Murdered

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Project Hail Mary continues its out-of-this-world box office performance. After earning $14.6 million on Friday, the Ryan Gosling -led movie — based on Andy Weir’s book — is on course to decline a scant 34 percent to $53.1 million to boast the best hold in recent memory for movies that opened in the same range, including Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (54 percent) and 2024’s Dune: Part 2 (44 percent). That would put Project Hail Mary ‘s worldwide cume well north of $200 million through Sunday, including an anticipated $137 million domestically and more than $100 million at the international box office. Related Stories Movies Why Has 'Project Hail Mary' Ignited So Much Online Debate? Movies Ryan Gosling to Star in Daniels' Sci-Fi Event Film for Universal Opening well ahead of expectations last weekend, the Phil Lord and Christopher Miller -directed Project Hail Mary blasted off with a domestic launch of $80.6 million, the best showing of the year to date and the second-best in a decade for a non-sequel or franchise title behind Oppenheimer ($52.5 million). Gosling’s top-grossing film of all time, of course, is Barbie , but Project Hail Mary is his biggest domestic opening featuring the actor in a leading role, not adjusted for inflation. It is also a domestic best for Lord and Miller. Hail Mary is also performing ahead of expectations overseas, where sci-fi is a notoriously tough genre to sell in certain European countries, as well as key regions in Latin America and Asia. The film launched to $60.4 million from 80 markets at the foreign box office for a global launch of roughly $141 million, also the best start of 2026 so far for a Hollywood title. And just as in the U.S., Project Hail Mary ‘s wit and heartwarming undercurrents are leading...