Amazon and MGM promised to spend around $1 billion each year on theatrical releases, a figure that would fund between 12 and 15 films annually.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller's sci-fi epic has surpassed $300 million globally in two weekends. Yeah, it's a hit.

“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.”

Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi epic “Project Hail Mary” lived up to its name, collecting a stellar $80.5 million in its box office launch to deliver a much-needed theatrical win for Amazon MGM. This marks the

"Project Hail Mary" easily topped the box office for the second consecutive weekend, bringing in a heavenly $54.5 million. There have been hits in 2026 such as “Scream 7” and “Hoppers,” but “Project Hail Mary” is shaping up to be the year’s first true blockbuster,

A weekend of mixed results at the box office.

Even with the talent involved and the DNA it shares with a past sci-fi hit, the successful $80.5 million domestic, $140 million global opening weekend of Amazon MGM's "Project Hail Mary" was far from a sure thing.