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LOS ANGELES — Amazon MGM&#x27;s sci-fi adventure flick &quot;Project Hail Mary&quot; debuted at the top of the North American box office this week with an astronomical $80.5 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.Ryan Gosling stars in the film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.It is adapted from a novel by Andy Weir, the author behind 2015 hit &quot;The Martian&quot; starring Matt Damon.&quot;Weir wrote the story as a standalone, but the weekend figure is more than double the average for a series launch -- that&#x27;s how strong this is,&quot; analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17742261454981cae70d2-4470-40d3-9bbc-5dace51de2ac.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Ryan Gosling in ‘Project Hail Mary.’ Columbia Pictures</div>Directed by filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the movie marks &quot;Amazon MGM&#x27;s first big hit&quot; since the retail giant acquired the storied studio in 2021, Gross noted.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/3/19/-project-hail-mary-review-ryan-gosling-and-an-alien-blend-sci-fi-with-buddy-comedy-1611">‘Project Hail Mary’ review: Ryan Gosling and an alien blend sci-fi with buddy comedy</a></div>Falling to second place after two weeks on top was animated hit &quot;Hoppers,&quot; with $18 million, according to Exhibitor Relations.The latest original film from Disney&#x27;s Pixar tells the story of a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so she can better communicate and protect wildlife.It has now taken in $242 million globally, according to Exhibitor Relations.Third place went to Hindi-language spy thriller &quot;Dhurandhar: The Revenge&quot; with $9.6 million.&quot;Depending on where the final figure comes in on Monday, this is a record-breaking opening for a Bollywood film in the US,&quot; said Gross, potentially besting 2022 hit &quot;RRR.&quot;Released just three months after the original aired in North America, &quot;Dhurandhar&quot; continues the story of an Indian spy infiltrating Pakistani crime syndicates and politics, seeking to dismantle a terror network.Considered political propaganda by some of India&#x27;s neighbors, it has been notably banned in Pakistan.With $9.1 million, fourth place went to Searchlight&#x27;s &quot;Ready or Not 2,&quot; a follow-up to the 2019 original comedy horror in which a bride must survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with her new in-laws.Australia&#x27;s Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.&quot;This is a solid opening for the 2nd episode of a low-budget horror comedy series,&quot; Gross said. &quot;This opening is up over the first picture, and that&#x27;s rare.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/3/20/-ready-or-not-2-here-i-come-review-chaos-never-tasted-so-rich-1240">‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ review: Chaos never tasted so rich</a></div>Fifth place went to Universal&#x27;s romance film &quot;Reminders of Him,&quot; with $8 million.It is the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover and stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.Rounding out the top ten:&quot;Scream 7&quot; ($4.3 million)&quot;GOAT&quot; ($3.5 million)&quot;Undertone&quot; ($3.0 million)&quot;The Pout-Pout Fish&quot; ($1.3 million)&quot;Wuthering Heights&quot; ($475,000)

Amazon MGM's sci-fi adventure flick "Project Hail Mary" debuted at the top of the North American box office this week with an astronomical $80.5 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Amazon MGM's sci-fi adventure flick "Project Hail Mary" debuted at the top of the North American box office this week with an astronomical $80.5 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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'Project Hail Mary' rockets to top of North America box office

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Published Mar 23, 2026 09:06 AM PHT

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