A weekly film and box office newsletter. Howdy, folks! If there was any doubt, this weekend proved it — "Project Hail Mary" is a huge hit and crowdpleaser of the highest order. The film dropped just 32% in its second weekend, netting another $54.5 million to bring its domestic total to $164.3 million and counting. It's the biggest Hollywood movie of the year so far, and that's a better second weekend hold than "Oppenheimer" and "Dune: Part 2." The word-of-mouth performance was borne out after opening weekend audiences had positive reactions across the board — the film performed best with men over 25 (84% definite recommend via PostTrak), followed closely by women over and under 25 (83%) and men under 25 (81%). The opening weekend crowd leaned toward men in their 20s/30s (57% male, 26% in the 25-35 age range), but the key here is that, of those who showed up, pretty much everyone logged the film as a "definite recommend." You can't ask for better than that. And on top of that stellar domestic performance, the Amazon MGM Studios film is also overperforming overseas — it brought in $54.1 million from 85 markets. Sci-fi can often be a harder sell internationally, but the charm of Ryan Gosling and deep compassion at the center of the film's relationship between Gosling's science teacher and his alien pal Rocky knows no borders. Call it the Phil Lord and Chris Miller secret sauce. Globally, "Project Hail Mary" now stands at $300 million. It'll face stiffer competition this week when "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" arrives (it's tracking for a huge $170 million 5-day opening), but the word of mouth on this one all but ensures it has a long life ahead of it. Adam Chitwood 
Box Office: 'Project Hail Mary' Passes $300 Million at Global Box OfficeAmazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” scored $54.5 million in its second frame. By comparison, Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part Two” earned a $46.2 million second weekend in March 2024 for a 10-day domestic total of $157.2 million. “Project Hail Mary” stands at an estimated $164.3 million through this Sunday and remains on track to pass the $282 million domestic run of “Dune 2.” The bad news for theaters is... 
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