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Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Enjoys Epic Hold for $53M Weekend as ‘They Will Kill You’ Gets Murdered

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Project Hail Mary continues its out-of-this-world box office performance. After earning $14.6 million on Friday, the Ryan Gosling-led movie — based on Andy Weir’s book — is on course to decline a scant 34 percent to $53.1 million to boast the best hold in recent memory for movies that opened in the same range, including Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (54 percent) and 2024’s Dune: Part 2 (44 perce...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights *Project Hail Mary* as a rare box office triumph for original sci-fi, defying industry trends favoring franchises and sequels. The film’s success is framed as a testament to strong storytelling, star power, and word-of-mouth, with Ryan Gosling’s leading role and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s direction driving its appeal. The article also situates this within broader industry dynamics, noting Amazon MGM’s rise and Skydance’s potential consol...