It’s been another huge year for sci-fi at the box office, and it’s poised to get even better with the imminent release of Steven Spielberg‘s Disclosure Day. Early signs are certainly encouraging. The film is generating significant buzz, while some critics have gone as far as dubbing it “the best movie of Spielberg’s career.” But if Disclosure Day is going to truly cement Spielberg’s status as the king of the summer box office once again, it will have to top the remarkable performance of Project Hail Mary. The Ryan Gosling-led space epic concluded its theatrical run with an impressive $681 million worldwide, making it the genre’s biggest success story of 2026 so far, only falling behind the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which just crossed the $1 billion mark. While the industry watches to see whether Disclosure Day can challenge that benchmark, Project Hail Mary has already completed its theatrical mission and is now heading for its next chapter at home.
With no major franchise backing beyond the popularity of its source material, Project Hail Mary wasn’t a guaranteed hit. However, thanks to the clever adaptation and direction by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who recently produced the Spider-verse movies, the sci-fi adventure became one of 2026’s biggest success stories. Fueled by strong word-of-mouth, the film continued attracting audiences throughout its run, prompting Amazon MGM to extend its theatrical window to over three months. Even after arriving on PVOD on May 12, Project Hail Mary continued to post impressive ticket sales, delaying its transition to traditional streaming.
Three months later, Project Hail Mary is finally heading to streaming, but there appears to be a minor catch. Many expected the Amazon MGM production to debut directly on Prime Video, as with earlier releases from the studio this year. Instead, Amazon has opted to premiere the film on MGM+ first, a rare move that seems to be a strategy to market its less popular streaming arm. The move isn’t unprecedented, though, as the studio adopted the same strategy for 2024’s American Fiction, which eventually landed on Prime Video several weeks after its MGM+ debut. Amazon could be setting up Project Hail Mary to follow the same. For now, fans can begin streaming the film on MGM+ starting June 18.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Should There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?
Project Hail Mary‘s runaway success has naturally sparked conversations about a potential sequel. The film is based on Andy Weir‘s bestselling novel of the same name and marks the second adaptation of one of the author’s books following Ridley Scott‘s The Martian, which also became a major hit after its release. While Weir has effectively ruled out returning to The Martian with another novel, he has struck a more optimistic tone regarding Project Hail Mary. The author has revealed that he has begun developing ideas for a possible continuation, though he has stressed that the concept is still in its early stages and that he would only move forward if he can craft a story worthy of the original.
Project Hail Mary will be available to stream on MGM+ from June 18. Stay tuned for more.
