Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary is proving it has serious legs. The Ryan Gosling sci-fi movie locked down the number one spot at the weekend box office for the second week running, pulling in $14.6 million on Friday alone and tracking toward a $53.1 million Sunday finish, according to Variety. A 34 percent sophomore drop is nothing to sneeze at for a film this size — that kind of Project Hail Mary box office hold signals genuine word-of-mouth firepower still doing its job.
Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the film follows Ryan Gosling as a lone astronaut teacher racing against the clock to rescue the Sun from total collapse. Through two weekends, Project Hail Mary domestic earnings are on pace to hit $162.9 million, and the Ryan Gosling space movie shows no signs of slowing down.
Hoppers Box Office Holds Firm in Second Place
While Project Hail Mary holds its lead at the top, Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers isn’t going anywhere either. The animated adventure added $3.2 million Friday and is tracking toward an $11 million weekend. Still, three weekends in and the Hoppers domestic box office total is closing in on $138 million. That’s no small feat, especially considering Project Hail Mary continues to lead and command the lion’s share of ticket sales. Meanwhile, worldwide numbers are expected to nearly double that domestic figure. Overall, the Hoppers box office performance is delivering exactly what the suits needed to see.
They Will Kill You Debuts in the Weekend Box Office Top Five
Warner Bros. brought some fresh blood to the weekend movie rankings as horror entry They Will Kill You debuted in third place with $2.3 million from 2,778 locations Friday. The film is eyeing roughly $4.3 million by Sunday’s close. Helmed by Kirill Sokolov, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Alex Litvak, the thriller puts Zazie Beetz front and center as a housekeeper who starts pulling at threads she probably should have left alone inside a Manhattan high-rise. Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, Tom Felton, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph and Armando Rivera round out a stacked ensemble.
As Project Hail Mary Leads, Reminders of Him and Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge Close Out the Top Five
The back half of the weekend box office top five belongs to a pair of films still finding their audience. Reminders of Him came in fourth with $1.5 million Friday, projecting to $4.6 million by Sunday and a $40.9 million domestic running total.
Rounding out the top box office movies this weekend, Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge notched an estimated $1.36 million Friday and is expected to land around $4.8 million for the full frame, pushing its domestic haul to approximately $22.8 million.
We will official final numbers hit tomorrow.
