Hail Mary project It continues to perform out of this world at the box office.
After earning $14.6 million on Friday, the Ryan Gosling-directed film — based on the Andy Weir book — is on track to fall a meager 34 percent to $53.1 million to take pride of the best decade in recent memory for films that opened in the same range, including a Christopher Nolan film. Oppenheimer (54 percent) and 2024 Sand Dunes: Part 2 (44 percent).
That would put Hail Mary projectThe film has grossed $200 million worldwide through Sunday, including an expected $137 million domestically and more than $100 million at the international box office.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it opened well ahead of expectations last weekend Hail Mary project It launched with an $80.6 million domestic launch, the best showing of the year so far and the second-best showing in a decade for a non-sequel title or franchise behind it. Oppenheimer ($52.5 million). Gosling’s film is the highest-grossing film of all time Barbiebut Hail Mary project It is its largest domestic opening featuring an actor in a lead role, and has not been adjusted for inflation. It is also the best locally for Lord and Miller.
Peace be upon you, Mary It is also performing beyond expectations abroad, where science fiction is a difficult genre to sell in some European countries, as well as key regions in Latin America and Asia. The film grossed $60.4 million from 80 markets at the foreign box office for a global launch of approximately $141 million, which is also the best start to 2026 so far for a Hollywood title.
As is the case in the United States, Hail Mary projectThe film’s heartwarming undercurrents lead to the kind of unexpected mass word-of-mouth that can ignite a cinema. On Friday, for example, the film grossed $11.7 million overseas, up four percent from the previous Friday despite the addition of more territories, bringing its international total to $98.7 million in 86 markets.
The sci-fi epic stars Gosling as an outcast biologist who now teaches high school and is tapped by the head of an international consortium (Sandra Holler) to help prevent the sun from dimming and ushering in another ice age. Gosling’s character remembers none of this when he wakes up to find himself alone on a ship hurtling through space. The rest of the crew died, but he came back and discovered an alien trying to solve the same problem. They bond and learn to communicate – he nicknames his brash-looking new friend “Rocky” (the promotional potential is more than just exciting). Peace be upon you, Mary Convert to franchise).
Multiple sources say a franchise is a possibility. On that front, Weir said he has ideas for a sequel, but as of now, there are no official talks between the author — who is in the driver’s seat regarding all things H.Al Marie – but insiders say a sequel is far from being on the cards.
The film arrives at a crucial moment for Amazon MGM, which is on the cusp of becoming a major Hollywood studio just as David Ellison’s Skydance, Paramount’s new owner, is preparing to buy Warner Bros. as well. While he says he will keep the two studios separate, no one is sure what exactly that means. (By all accounts, a vertical merger of this size would be subject to intense scrutiny by regulators in Washington, but President Donald Trump has publicly praised the merger plans put forward by David Ellison, who is in frequent contact with close friend and billionaire Ellison, Larry’s father.)
elsewhere, Hoppers Another $11 million to $12 million gross is scheduled this weekend to bring the domestic total to $137.3 million as it continues to recoup Pixar’s ability to produce original fare (ElioTotal domestic income was $72.9 million).
Duking out for third place They will kill you And two retainers: Durandar: The revengethe latest Hindi thriller release starring Ranveer Singh; And the film Cosmopolitan based on Colleen Hoover Reminder of it.
Warners-owned New Line and genre label Skydance have entered into a partnership They will kill you Long before there was talk of merger. The new comedy-horror film revolves around Satan-worshiping tenants living in a luxury building in New York City who carry out ritual murders of their poor and often marginalized employees. Director Kirill Sokolov (Why don’t you just die!) directed from a script he co-wrote with Alex Litvak. The film has a 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while a 67% critics rating is also in the new territory. Although the PostTrak outputs are solid, they’re not amazing either.
Another problem for They will kill you: Horror comedy Searchlight Pictures Ready or Not 2: Here I come It is only in its second weekend after opening to a somewhat better $9.1 million domestically.
