“Project Hail Mary” shoots for the stars with biggest debut of the year, with a $140.9 million global box office opening weekend

Amaze. Amaze. Amaze! Epic space adventure Project Hail Mary launched with the highest-grossing film debut of the year, landing at a $140.9 million box office opening weekend.

An impossible mission. An unlikely friendship. Watch the new trailer for “Project Hail Mary”

An ordinary science teacher has the fate of humanity resting on his shoulders in Project Hail Mary. Based on the novel by The Martian author Andy Weir, the film stars Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub. At the helm of the film are director-producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who are the Academy Award-winning creators of the Spider-Verse franchise.