After a long wait, Ryan Gosling’s much anticipated sci-fi film
finally ventured into theatres on March 20. The film has recorded a massive opening especially in Western markets.
With the impressive growth, the movie based on Andy Weir’s novel, is heading towards an impressive $80.6 million debut. After an impressive collection on the opening weekend and crossing $80Million in the United States, the film with follow the lead of Cillian Murphy’s epic Oppenheimer in a special feat. Read on to know more!
Ryan Gosling’ Project Hail Mary eyes $80M in US, to trail Oppenheimer in THIS feat
According to a report in Deadline, the film saw a big boost on Sunday, earning $27.1 million, just slightly below its $33.1 million Friday previews, helping it build a solid opening total of $80.6 million. Its performance puts it just behind Oppenheimer when it comes to openings of this scale.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and backed by Amazon MGM Studios, the film is now set to record the second-biggest domestic opening for a non-franchise movie after Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which had earned $82.4 million. It is also expected to become the biggest March opening for any non-franchise film, going past the $71 million record set by Jordan Peele’s Us.
The film’s box office trend is being compared to Oppenheimer, which also had a strong Friday before dipping slightly on Saturday. Project Hail Mary has delivered the biggest opening ever for Amazon MGM Studios and marks a major milestone for its directors. For Ryan Gosling, it stands as his second-largest opening after Barbie, which had debuted with massive numbers.
Project Hail Mary faces tough competition from Dhurandhar: The Revenge
At the same time, the film is facing competition in the US from the Indian release Dhurandhar: The Revenge, starring Ranveer Singh. While the Bollywood film has outperformed Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Project Hail Mary continues to lead overall at the box office. Interestingly, Project Hail Mary’s these massive numbers come at a time when the movie hasn’t even released in India yet. It is important to note that sci-fi movie is scheduled to release in India on March 26, 2026.
Records to be broken by Project Hail Mary’s opening weekend earnings
As per reports, Project Hail Mary is expected to earn between $75 million and $85 million in North America over its opening weekend. This puts it in close range of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($80 million) and Dune: Part Two ($82.5 million), placing it among the top March openings.