Launch › Release window · 18 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 · T−2
Rocky lights up the sky in Taipei, Berlin, New York and Toronto
Light shows of Rocky ran in Taipei and Berlin, then New York, ending over Toronto's waterfront on 19 March. CGMagazine reports Gosling announced them a week earlier.
Dates of the Taipei, Berlin and New York shows not given; Amazon MGM's 18 March video says Taipei and Berlin had already happened.
Details
- Date
- 18 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 · T−2
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- OOH & DOOH
- Markets
- United States, Canada, Germany, Taiwan
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Channels
- Outdoor, YouTube, Social
Sources 4
- Project Hail Mary | Global Light ShowAmazon MGM Studios (YouTube) · 18 Mar 2026 · youtube.com · PrimaryVerifies: Rocky light shows in Taipei and Berlin, then NYC and Toronto
- Project Hail Mary | Global Light Show – TorontoAmazon MGM Studios (YouTube) · 20 Mar 2026 · youtube.com · PrimaryVerifies: Toronto as the light show's final stop
- Project Hail Mary Lights Up Toronto Waterfront With High-Tech Light ShowCGMagazine · 20 Mar 2026 · cgmagonline.com · SecondaryVerifies: Toronto waterfront show on March 19; Gosling announced the shows a week earlier
- Box Office: 'Project Hail Mary' Opening to $80M In U.S.Deadline · 22 Mar 2026 · deadline.com · SecondaryVerifies: $80.6M estimate; PLF share; PostTrak; campaign recap (Audible, Jeopardy, SNL, media tour, sports integrations, light shows, NASA/JPL)
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Date and venue from a Getty-for-Amazon-MGM photo caption carried by WJLA.