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Project Hail Mary has grossed over $300 million worldwide, becoming Amazon MGM’s highest‑grossing film to date and surpassing the previous in‑house record set by Creed III. The Ryan Gosling–led adaptation, based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, appears as Amazon/MGM expands its theatrical slate after the 2022 $8.5 billion MGM acquisition.
At a Directors Guild of America event promoting Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling paused the program to introduce Eva Mendes’ brother Carlo Mendez and urged the crowd to hire him, calling him the hardest-working nonworking actor in town and encouraging writers/directors to cast him.
Project Hail Mary has grossed $300.8 million worldwide, surpassing Creed III to become Amazon MGM’s highest-grossing film; the weekend added $54.1 million from 86 markets, with standout performances in the UK, China, Australia, South Korea and Germany.
Project Hail Mary grossed about $54.5 million in its second weekend, while horror releases continue to saturate the market.
Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary dominated the domestic box office in its second weekend, earning $54.5 million and pushing its North American total to about $164.3 million, with only a 32% drop from opening. The strong performance bolsters MGM/Amazon’s big-screen strategy, while the weekend’s new release They Will Kill You flopped with around $5 million and Disney/Pixar’s Hoppers added $12.2 million in second place, among other limited releases rounding out the top five.
Ryan Gosling’s sci‑fi Project Hail Mary dominates the weekend box office with a projected $53.1 million domestic hold and a global total well over $200 million, following an $80.6 million opening; the horror‑comedy They Will Kill You underperforms and is unlikely to reach $5 million, as franchise chatter grows around Hail Mary.
Project Hail Mary again led the domestic box office with $14.6 million on its second Friday, with a projected $53.1 million by Sunday for a two-week domestic total around $162.9 million. Its worldwide opening weekend was $140.9 million (about $80.5M domestic and $60.4M international), marking 2026’s best debut and Amazon MGM’s strongest opening yet. New releases They Will Kill You and Hoppers posted smaller Friday numbers, while Reminders of Him and Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge filled out the top five.
Ryan Gosling, who grew up watching Days of Our Lives and praised Deidre Hall’s Marlena Evans as an “OG acting inspiration,” accepted Hall’s invitation to visit the show’s set. There’s no filming schedule yet, and the show streams on Peacock while Gosling promotes Project Hail Mary.
Ryan Gosling will star in an as-yet untitled Universal Pictures film directed by the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) and produced by Playgrounds; production is slated to begin in Los Angeles this summer with a November 19, 2027 release. The project marks Gosling’s next collaboration with the Oscar-winning duo after his recent success in Project Hail Mary and follows the Daniels’ EEAAO win momentum.
Ryan Gosling has been tapped to star in the Daniels’ next project for Universal Pictures, an untitled sci-fi action-comedy produced under the Playgrounds banner with Jonathan Wang. The film is set to begin production this summer and hit theaters on November 19, 2027. Details about the plot are being kept under wraps, but the casting follows Gosling’s strong box-office momentum, including the debut success of Project Hail Mary.
The Hollywood Reporter argues that Project Hail Mary has generated unusually pervasive online discussion—from debates about its political themes and scientific portrayal to praise for its bold, non‑IP marketing and Gosling’s promotion, signaling a fresh, engaging entry that broadens interest in space and sci‑fi.
Ryan Gosling will star in the next film from Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, produced by their Playgrounds label for Universal. Plot details are under wraps, with production expected in Los Angeles this summer and a release initially set for June 12, 2027, later moved to November 19, 2027. Gosling also leads Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter in 2027 as part of his upcoming slate.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that a Project Hail Mary sequel isn’t ruled out—author Andy Weir is considering a second book and Amazon MGM Studios, led by Gosling’s team, is positioned to pursue a follow-up, though no formal talks have begun. Any sequel would depend on Weir’s ideas, but the film’s strong box office and MGM’s expanded global footprint boost the case for a potential franchise, with Artemis potentially explored as a follow-up concept if the project moves forward.
Author Andy Weir says the movie adaptation of Project Hail Mary improves his story by dropping the book’s coma-gene subplot and instead relies on Ryland Grace’s knowledge and being the last survivor to land him on the ship, preserving immediacy without the contrived science.
Ryan Gosling reveals that on the Project Hail Mary set, Phil Lord and Chris Miller created a mop character—Moppy Ringwald—to keep him company; the prop, complete with glasses and a dress, appears briefly in the film, and Gosling has shared the anecdote in interviews with IMDb and People as the sci‑fi hit opened strongly at the box office.