What is Project Hail Mary about?

Project Hail Mary follows astronaut Ryland Grace, who wakes up alone on a spacecraft far from Earth with no memory of how he got there. As he pieces together his situation, he discovers he is humanity's last hope against an extinction-level threat to the sun. Based on Andy Weir's bestselling 2021 novel.

Is Project Hail Mary getting a sequel?

No sequel has been officially announced as of March 27, 2026, but analysts at MoffettNathanson estimated that a $300 million domestic gross would justify adapting Weir's follow-up novel "Artemis." The film is on track to reach that threshold.

How does Project Hail Mary compare to The Martian?

Both films are based on Andy Weir novels and center on a scientist solving life-or-death problems through applied physics and chemistry. The Martian grossed $630 million globally in 2015. Critics have drawn direct comparisons, with the Wall Street Journal calling Project Hail Mary "the best science-backed adventure film since The Martian."

Is Project Hail Mary suitable for kids?

The film carries a PG-13 rating. It contains no significant violence or adult content, but the intellectual complexity of the story — heavy on orbital mechanics, chemistry, and problem-solving — is best suited for viewers 12 and older. Weir fans generally describe the book and film as among the most scientifically grounded popular sci-fi available.

Project Hail Mary Opens to $80.5M, Proving Or…

Q: How much did Project Hail Mary make at the box office?

Project Hail Mary opened to $80.5 million domestically and $140.9 million globally in its first weekend, making it the biggest domestic opening of 2026 and the largest launch in Amazon MGM Studios' history. It crossed $100 million domestic by its sixth day.

Ryan Gosling's adaptation of Andy Weir's novel shattered Amazon MGM's opening weekend record with $140.9M globally. A 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and A CinemaScore suggest the film has legs — and greenlight momentum for more serious science fiction.

For years, Hollywood has operated under a comfortable assumption: audiences will reliably turn out for sequels, superhero stories, and franchise revivals, but original material — especially hard science fiction — is too niche for blockbuster returns. "Project Hail Mary" just blew that assumption apart.

Ryan Gosling's adaptation of Andy Weir's 2021 novel opened to $80.5 million domestically and $140.9 million globally in its debut weekend, making it the biggest domestic opening of 2026 and the largest launch in Amazon MGM Studios' history. The previous record holder was Creed III at $58.7 million — the new film beat it by nearly $22 million. By its sixth day of release, the film had already crossed the $100 million domestic threshold, a pace that puts it on track for a domestic final gross above $250 million.

The film's critical reception is what makes the box office numbers particularly meaningful. "Project Hail Mary" holds a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes — a consensus critics' approval rating that places it among the most acclaimed wide-release films of the decade — alongside an "A" CinemaScore, which measures the reaction of opening-weekend audiences. The combination of a strong CinemaScore and exceptional critical reception signals that the film is not simply front-loaded on opening-weekend curiosity. Word of mouth will sustain it.

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Project Hail Mary Opens to $80.5M, Proving Original Sci-Fi Can Still Win at the Box Office

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Project Hail Mary Opens to $80.5M, Proving Original Sci-Fi Can Still Win at the Box Office

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