Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed $53.1 million in its second weekend, surpassing the second-weekend hauls of Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two. The Ryan Gosling-led film, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, dropped just 34% from its opening after a Friday take of $14.6 million. New Line's They Will Kill You opened to a modest $5 million to $5.5 million.
Project Hail Mary continued its impressive run at the domestic box office, pulling in $14.6 million on Friday across 4,077 theaters for a three-day total of $53.1 million. That marks a 34% decline from its debut weekend and brings the film's domestic cumulative to $162.9 million after two weeks. The performance outpaces Oppenheimer's second weekend of $46.7 million, which fell 43%, and Dune: Part Two's $46.2 million drop of 44% in 2024. Produced by Amy Pascal and starring Ryan Gosling, the original sci-fi film retained premium large format and IMAX screens throughout its run. Amazon MGM Studios reported a first-week total of $109.7 million before this frame, aided by lingering spring break attendance with 16% of K-12 schools and 12% of colleges closed on Friday, per Comscore data. Audience demographics skewed toward men at 54%, with women over 25 at 37% and men over 25 at 36% in the second weekend. PostTrak exits among women under 25 reached 100% positive. Disney/Pixar's Hoppers followed in second place with an estimated $11.3 million in its fourth weekend across 3,650 theaters, pushing its total to $137.6 million. New Line and Nocturna's They Will Kill You, starring Zazie Beetz and co-financed with Skydance-owned Nocturna at a $20 million production cost, debuted with $2.3 million Friday for a $5 million to $5.5 million opening at 2,778 locations. International rollout in 66 territories added $1.4 million so far. The film, which closed SXSW on March 17, holds a 72% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and 83% audience score. Searchlight's Ready or Not 2: Here I Come earned $4 million in its second weekend, down 56% to a $16.2 million cumulative. Overall weekend totals reached $96.8 million, 25% ahead of the same frame last year.
