Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary” debuted in theaters on Friday amid highly positive reviews (95% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98% audience score), and Sony Pictures and Amazon MGM’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel has exceeded all expectations at the box office.
A space adventure, disaster movie, “Project ‘Hail Mary’ is about two disparate individuals from either ends of the galaxy, and through science, teaching, empathy and compassion work together to save the universe.
The science fiction thriller opened to $80.5 million in North America ($63M was predicted), making it one of only three non-sequel or franchise movies over the past decade to open to $60 million or more domestically.
