Studio estimates on Sunday say Amazon MGM's “Project Hail Mary” has topped the North American box office charts with $80.5 million in ticket sales.
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Directors Phil Lord, left, and Christopher Miller attend the premiere of"Project Hail Mary" at Lincoln Center Plaza on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in New York. Ryan Gosling, left, and Sandra Huller pose for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Project Hail Mary' on Monday, March 9, 2026, in London. This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Kathryn Newton, left, and Samara Weaving in a scene from"Ready or Not 2: Here I Come." Ryan Gosling attends the premiere of"Project Hail Mary" at Lincoln Center Plaza on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in New York. The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates into about 5 million ticket buyers. The PG-13 rated film opened on 4,007 screens and easily topped the domestic box office charts, surpassing expectations and delivering a record opening for studio Amazon MGM, whose previous best was “Creed III” . Not accounting for inflation, “Project Hail Mary” also scored the second biggest opening for a non-franchise movie behind onlyIt’s now one of only three non-franchise movies in the past decade to open over $70 million . In the realm of modern space operas, it exceeded the debuts of “The Martian,” also an Andy Weir adaptation that opened around $54.3 million in 2015, “Gravity” and “Interstellar” ., “Project Hail Mary” cost about double the “Oppenheimer” production budget, with a price tag in the $200 million range. But it also carries strong reviews and audience scores and could be destined for a long run. According to PostTrak exit polls, where it scored five out of five stars, 83% of audiences said they would “definitely recommend” the film to friends. The gender breakdown skewed slightly more male , and 55% of the audience were under 35. The film is centered around Gosling's character who wakes up alone and with little memory on a spaceship, where his apparent mission is to try to save the sun from dying. As has become the norm for “event” movies like “Project Hail Mary,” premium large format screens were in demand, making up 56% of the weekend’s gross. IMAX screens alone accounted for 24% of the total. “We believe deeply in the Hail Mary, and it’s clear audiences do as well,” said Kevin Wilson, Amazon MGM Studios’ head of domestic distribution, in a statement. “What we’re seeing in theaters — the energy, the exit scores, the word-of-mouth — is everything we believed this film would deliver.” and the Bollywood sequel “Dhurandhar: The Revenge,” which made $9.6 million from Friday through Sunday. Universal’s Colleen Hoover adaptationViva Pictures also released an animated adaptation of the popular children’s book “The Pout-Pout Fish” in 1,854 theaters and is expected to place in the top 10. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Is the 'smokable' hemp market about to be set ablaze?Should the city rename César Chávez Blvd?Day 3: Erica Hernandez recaps evidence shownSAPD says 12-year-old killed in a street racing crashPossible relief for a northeast side dangerous intersection.Blind man says security pushed him down stairs, beat him in parking lot of North Side barJury selection began on Monday in the case of Christopher Preciado
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