2026’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece Officially Passes Disney’s Best Fantasy Epic at the Box Office



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Another weekend at the box office has passed, and the Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-directed sci-fi masterpiece Project Hail Mary continues to impress. Almost two months into its theatrical run, Ryan Gosling and Rocky are still earning many millions in ticket sales, with a $6.5 million haul reported in the past three days. This marked a 23% drop from the previous week, despite losing 600 locations nationwide. This is all thanks to the promise of an extended run in theaters, as Project Hail Mary champions an impressive spring box office.

It was recently reported that Project Hail Mary had been made available to watch at home on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV. This is sure to mark a turning point in the sci-fi favorite’s theatrical run, as those who have yet to watch it can finally do so from the comfort of their own couch. However, this is no moment of sadness; it is the perfect time to reflect on just how much this adaptation of the bestseller by Andy Weir has achieved. Despite tough competition, the movie has now earned $656 million worldwide, split between a domestic haul of $328 million and a further $328 million from overseas markets.

These latest figures have helped Project Hail Mary climb even higher in the all-time ranks. At the time of writing, the film ranks 175th-highest-grossing of all time, with just $5 million separating it from the 174th-placed Justice League. In hitting this new milestone, Project Hail Mary has overtaken the global gross of one of the best supernatural fantasy films of this century: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, with director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer‘s swashbuckling favorite scoring a global haul of $654 million back in 2003.



















































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

01

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.





05

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.

The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise Will Return

23 years and counting since they first set sail on our screens, the Pirates of the Caribbean are ready to return. A sixth film in Disney’s blockbuster franchise is officially in development, with Johnny Depp reportedly being eyed by Bruckheimer to reprise his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow. The involvement of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley remains unknown, with the latter previously admitting that “there haven’t been any conversations​​​​” about returning to the seven seas.

Project Hail Mary is still playing in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more box office updates.


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Release Date

March 15, 2026

Runtime

157 minutes

Director

Christopher Miller, Phil Lord

Writers

Drew Goddard, Andy Weir

Producers

Aditya Sood, Amy Pascal, Andy Weir, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Rachel O’Connor, Ryan Gosling


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