In case you missed it, the new Ryan Gosling-piloted sci-fi flick "Project Hail Mary" blasted off to great success at the box office after hitting theaters this weekend. Based on the beloved 2021 Andy Weir novel of the same name, the big-screen adaptation grossed $81 million in North America and another $60 in other territories, with its worldwide total of $141 million making it the biggest global debut of 2026 for a non-franchise movie and Amazon MGM Studios' biggest opening ever, per Deadline.
And, equally important, the movie's really good, too. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the tale of a sixth-grade science teacher who's rocketed off into outer space to save a world slowly dying from loss of solar energy is "the best movie of the year so far," according to TG's Malcolm McMillan. It's notched a stellar 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
