‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit
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Key Points:
- Amazon's film "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's bestselling sci-fi novel, has become the company's highest-grossing movie, surpassing "Creed III."
- The film, with a reported $200 million budget, features Ryan Gosling largely as the sole human actor, working alongside an alien character to solve a cosmic mystery.
- After 10 days in theaters, "Project Hail Mary" has earned an estimated $164.3 million domestically and $136.2 million internationally, with strong box office retention in its second weekend.
- This success marks it as the biggest hit of 2026 so far and one of the most successful non-franchise, non-sequel films in recent years.
- The film's performance is a major boost for Amazon MGM Studios, which has shifted from smaller indie films to producing more high-profile theatrical releases following its acquisition of MGM.
