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Nearly two months into a terrific theatrical run, Project Hail Mary has overtaken its spiritual predecessor at the box office. The movie, directed by **Phil Lord **and Christopher Miller, is based on a bestseller by Andy Weir. This isn’t the first time that one of Weir’s novels has been adapted into a blockbuster film. Project Hail Mary was preceded by a massively popular movie that debuted theatrically in 2015. Not only was that film a box-office hit, but it also received a Best Picture nod at the Oscars. Drew Goddard, who received an Oscar nomination for his adapted screenplay, returned to write Project Hail Mary.
The new movie stars Ryan Gosling as a scientist who is sent on a dangerous intergalactic mission to save humanity in a future where the sun is dying. The movie also stars Sandra Hüller, who remains best known for her work in Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. Project Hail Mary has been given an unexpectedly long theatrical run by Amazon MGM, and this has benefited it greatly. The studio was able to successfully position it as a big-screen event, which resulted in excellent IMAX grosses. Produced on a reported budget of more than $200 million, the critically acclaimed sci-fi movie has grossed nearly $320 million so far at the domestic box office.
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you’ve always believed there’s a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you’re fearless, but because giving up simply isn’t something you’re capable of.
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone’s hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
In its seventh weekend, the film overtook the $630 million worldwide haul of The Martian. Directed by Ridley Scott and headlined by Matt Damon, the space adventure was produced on a reported budget of around $110 million. It remains Damon’s highest-grossing film in a lead role, although this will likely change after The Odyssey debuts in a few weeks. Also featuring Jeff Daniels, Donald Glover, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, and others, The Martian holds a “Certified Fresh” 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “Smart, thrilling, and surprisingly funny, The Martian offers a faithful adaptation of the bestselling book that brings out the best in leading man Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott.” Project Hail Mary, on the other hand, seems to have settled at a “Certified Fresh” 94% score. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
Aditya Sood, Amy Pascal, Andy Weir, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Rachel O’Connor, Ryan Gosling
Based on the novel by Andy Weir (The Martian), Project Hail Mary is an action-adventure sci-fi film that stars Ryan Gosling as an astronaut who must save Earth from an oncoming ice age by heading to a faraway galaxy.