Launch › Release window · 22 Mar 2026 · T+2
$80.5M US opening and $140.9M worldwide, records for Amazon MGM
The film opened to $80.5M in North America, the best start for Amazon MGM and the second-best for a non-franchise film after Oppenheimer, and to $140.9M worldwide. IMAX and other premium screens took about 55% of US sales. Audiences gave it an A CinemaScore.
Why it matters
Tracking had said $50M. The gap is the campaign's clearest result.
AnalysisThe numbers
- $80.5MDomestic opening weekendGross · USD · North America, 3-day, 4,007 theatres · as of 22 Mar 2026ReportedSource: Variety, Box Office Mojo
- $140.9MWorldwide opening weekendGross · USD · North America plus 82 markets · as of 22 Mar 2026ReportedSource: Variety, Deadline
- $30.3MIMAX opening, worldwideGross · USD · IMAX screens only · as of 22 Mar 2026ReportedSource: Deadline
- 55%Premium-format share of US salesIMAX, Dolby and other PLF, opening weekend · as of 22 Mar 2026ReportedSource: VarietyDeadline gives 54% on its Sunday update.
Details
- Date
- 22 Mar 2026 · T+2
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Results & measurement
- Markets
- United States, Global
- Led by
- Fan / organic
- Partners
- IMAX
- Channels
- Cinema
Sources 6
- Box Office: Ryan Gosling's 'Project Hail Mary' Scores Biggest Debut of Year With $80.5 Million, Sets Amazon MGM RecordVariety · 22 Mar 2026 · variety.com · SecondaryVerifies: $80.5M domestic, $140.9M global; premium formats about 55% of sales
- 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)
- Box Office Global: 'Project Hail Mary' $141M Best MPA Debut YTDDeadline · 22 Mar 2026 · deadline.com · SecondaryVerifies: $60.4M from 82 markets; IMAX $30.3M worldwide; 70mm results; No. 1 in 60+ markets
- 'Project Hail Mary' Shatters Expectations With $140.9 Million GloballyVariety · 22 Mar 2026 · variety.com · SecondaryVerifies: Top international markets; IMAX CEO quote on the campaign
- 'Project Hail Mary' Blasts Off to Huge $81M Box Office OpeningThe Hollywood Reporter · 22 Mar 2026 · hollywoodreporter.com · SecondaryVerifies: A CinemaScore; pre-weekend expectation of $50M–$60M
- Project Hail MaryBox Office Mojo · boxofficemojo.com · ResearchVerifies: Domestic opening $80,506,007; domestic $344,050,007; worldwide $684,489,947; market release dates
More from release window
Week of 14 Mar 2026 T−6
Early-access screenings in 70mm and IMAX 70mm in 18 cities
After critics' screenings, Amazon MGM, IMAX and Fandango held early-access screenings in 18 US and Canadian cities with 70mm and IMAX 70mm projectors. Distribution chief Kevin Wilson told TheWrap the rollout was kept small to protect exclusivity.
USCAReported
IMAX · Fandango · Scarcity & collectibles
TheWrap does not give the dates; placed in the week before release.
16 Mar 2026 T−4
Prime members get an early screening four days before release
Announced on 20 February, a Prime-member early screening ran on Monday 16 March at 7pm local time, with tickets sold through Fandango.
USConfirmed
Prime Video · Fandango
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.
USCADETWConfirmed
Studio-led · Spectacle for social proof · Landmark takeover
Dates of the Taipei, Berlin and New York shows not given; Amazon MGM's 18 March video says Taipei and Berlin had already happened.