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Amazon beat Q1 forecasts with revenue of $181.5 billion (up 17% year over year), led by AWS at $37.6 billion. Net income rose to $30 billion and EPS to $2.78, helped by a $16.8 billion pre-tax gain from Anthropic investments. The company also spotlighted Project Hail Mary, which has earned roughly $615 million at the box office to date, as part of its AI-focused growth narrative.
Variety reports that James Ortiz, the puppeteer and voice behind Rocky in Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary, is eligible for Oscar consideration in Best Supporting Actor, with SAG-AFTRA confirming puppeteers count as actors. Golden Globes would exclude him, Critics Choice has no explicit disqualification, and BAFTA could nominate given their history with animated/voice performances. The piece uses Rocky’s case to spotlight the broader question of how to classify hybrid performances (puppetry/motion capture/voice) and argues the Academy should revive the Special Achievement Award or create a new category to honor such work, potentially reshaping how acting is defined in the awards landscape.
Ryan Gosling’s hands-on, multi-channel marketing for Project Hail Mary—press tours, viral stunts, NASA partnerships, and strategic storytelling—helped Amazon MGM Studios emerge as a true theatrical player at CinemaCon 2026. The campaign extended the film’s window, contributed to a domestic box office around $285 million and about $573 million worldwide, and showcased a blueprint for blending legacy studio experience with modern streaming power through a coordinated marketing and distribution effort.
Super Mario Galaxy Movie led the weekend with about $35M, pushing its global total to $747.5M; Project Hail Mary held strong in its fifth weekend with $20.5M domestic and $573.1M worldwide; Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opened in third with $13.5M on a $22M budget and is around $34M worldwide; several limited releases and indie titles filled out the top 10; the box office is up about 16% from last year, with high expectations for next weekend’s Michael biopic.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominates the weekend box office for a third straight week with $35 million, lifting its domestic total to $355.2 million and worldwide to about $747 million; Project Hail Mary holds strong in second with $20.4 million and a domestic total near $285 million (worldwide over $573 million), while Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opens with $13.5 million. Other wide releases and indie titles post smaller numbers, and Magnolia’s Normal debuts to $2.65 million, their biggest opening in the company’s history.
Box office results show The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary leading the weekend, with Lee Cronin's The Mummy underperforming in comparison.
Variety reports MGM has extended the exclusive theatrical window for Project Hail Mary, delaying any streaming release; co-director Christopher Miller urges audiences to experience it on the big screen, including a one-week IMAX return, as the film has grossed about $517 million worldwide amid a broader industry push for longer theatrical windows.
At CinemaCon, Amazon MGM Studios reaffirmed its plan to spend about $1 billion annually on theatrical releases and to put at least 15 films in theaters each year, backed by the success of Project Hail Mary and support from executives who touted a robust, big-screen strategy even as rivals like Apple and Netflix were cited as points of comparison.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has become 2026’s highest-grossing film to date, pulling in about $629 million globally after a strong opening and second weekend. It surpassed Project Hail Mary, which has surpassed $500 million after four weekends. The film earned roughly $308 million in North America and $320 million overseas (with $37.4 million from the UK & Ireland), and analysts expect continued sales toward the $1 billion mark as other major releases loom.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the year’s highest-grossing release with $629 million globally, led by strong overseas performance; Project Hail Mary has surpassed $500 million worldwide (about $510 million) after four weekends.
Box Office Theory’s weekend forecast projects The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to about $71.5M for its second weekend (domestic total around $309.4M), Project Hail Mary to roughly $19.5M (total about $250.7M), and You, Me & Tuscany to about $10.3M (total about $10.3M). The top films are expected to generate roughly $118M for the weekend, a frame light relative to 2025 but stronger than 2019, with numbers subject to revision.
Forecasts for April 10–12, 2026 place The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on track to lead with a $65–$72 million second weekend after a $131.7 million debut (and $207.6 million domestic), while Project Hail Mary remains a solid #2 with a $15–$20 million range in Week 4 and You, Me & Tuscany opening between $8–$12 million.
Andy Weir apologized to Star Trek showrunner Alex Kurtzman after saying on a podcast that many Trek series are "shit." He said his comments were taken out of context and meant to be funny, and he praised Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks. Weir also revealed he had pitched a Star Trek show and offered to discuss the matter further, calling Kurtzman a nice person in the process.
Andy Weir apologized for remarks calling most of the new Star Trek shows 'shit,' saying the quotes were taken out of context; he revealed Paramount rejected his Trek pitch and noted he does like some Trek series, including Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks, while other entries he found less appealing; following the backlash, he offered to speak with Alex Kurtzman privately and said he plans to return to writing novels.
Andy Weir shared mixed thoughts on modern Star Trek on the Critical Drinker podcast, praising Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks while signaling dislike for most other entries; he also recalled pitching a Trek show to Paramount, criticized showrunner Alex Kurtzman (describing some of the new Trek as weak), and attributed Project Hail Mary’s success to studio trust in its creatives.