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Project Hail Mary <\/em>blasted off to the No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The Ryan Gosling space odyssey’s $80 million domestically and $141 million globally makes it the biggest premiere of 2026 so far, and the biggest for Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Pixar’s Hoppers <\/em>still leads in overall gross, but Hail Mary <\/em>is poised to become the year’s biggest earner so far, even as it faces down competition from Forbidden Fruits <\/em>and They Will Kill You <\/em>next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n One small step for Ryan Gosling<\/a>, one giant leap for the domestic box office<\/a>.<\/p>\n The American movie star’s latest big swing, glossy space odyssey Project Hail Mary<\/em><\/a>, burned through the outer layer of box office projections this weekend for a dazzling $80 million domestic premiere, and $60.4 million abroad, per Comscore.<\/p>\n Directed by the Spider-Verse <\/em>producing duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, based on the novel by The Martian <\/em>author Andy Weir, and adapted by Oscar-nominated Buffy<\/em>, Cloverfield<\/em>, and Cabin in the Woods <\/em>scribe Drew Goddard, Project Hail Mary <\/em>was shaped by crew of competent hands. The industry had great expectations of the film: Project<\/em> Hail Mary<\/em> was budgeted at an estimated $200 million and was projected to have a<\/a> $100 million worldwide premiere.<\/p>\n But it has flown far past that figure with a nearly $141 million take worldwide, becoming the biggest domestic premiere of 2026 and the best yet for Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n