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Amazon MGM’s sci-fi adventure flick “Project Hail Mary” debuted at the top of the North American box office this week with an astronomical $80.5 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ryan Gosling stars in the film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.<\/p>\n
It is adapted from a novel by Andy Weir, the author behind 2015 hit “The Martian” starring Matt Damon.<\/p>\n
“Weir wrote the story as a standalone, but the weekend figure is more than double the average for a series launch — that’s how strong this is,” analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said.<\/p>\n
Directed by filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the movie marks “Amazon MGM’s first big hit” since the retail giant acquired the storied studio in 2021, Gross noted.<\/p>\n
Falling to second place after two weeks on top was animated hit “Hoppers,” with $18 million, according to Exhibitor Relations.<\/p>\n
The latest original film from Disney’s Pixar tells the story of a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so she can better communicate and protect wildlife.<\/p>\n
It has now taken in $242 million globally, according to Exhibitor Relations.<\/p>\n
Third place went to Hindi-language spy thriller “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” with $9.6 million.<\/p>\n
“Depending on where the final figure comes in on Monday, this is\u00a0a\u00a0record-breaking opening for\u00a0a\u00a0Bollywood film in the US,” said Gross, potentially besting 2022 hit “RRR.”<\/p>\n
Released just three months after the original aired in North America, “Dhurandhar” continues the story of an Indian spy infiltrating Pakistani crime syndicates and politics, seeking to dismantle a terror network.<\/p>\n
Considered political propaganda by some of India’s neighbors, it has been notably banned in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
With $9.1 million, fourth place went to Searchlight’s “Ready or Not 2,” a follow-up to the 2019 original comedy horror in which a bride must survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with her new in-laws.<\/p>\n
Australia’s Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.<\/p>\n
“This is a solid opening for the 2nd episode of a low-budget horror comedy series,” Gross said. “This opening is up over the first picture, and that’s rare.”<\/p>\n
Fifth place went to Universal’s romance film “Reminders of Him,” with $8 million.<\/p>\n
It is the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover and stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the top ten:<\/p>\n
“Scream 7” ($4.3 million)<\/p>\n
“GOAT” ($3.5 million)<\/p>\n
“Undertone” ($3.0 million)<\/p>\n
“The Pout-Pout Fish” ($1.3 million)<\/p>\n
“Wuthering Heights” ($475,000)<\/p>\n
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