Project Hail Mary cost $200 million net to make and has earned about $677 million worldwide, with about $342 million domestic. The film opened to $80.5 million domestic and $140.9 million worldwide.
Project Hail Mary is a Ryan Gosling sci-fi film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It adapts Andy Weir's 2021 novel and was released theatrically March 20, 2026 by Amazon MGM Studios. Those headline totals reflect late-run 2026 tallies.
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- What was the production budget?
- How big was the opening?
- How did domestic earnings hold?
- How high did worldwide earnings climb?
- Did it break even?
What was the production budget?
The reported net production budget is $200 million. MovieWeb, citing Puck reporting on an internal Amazon document, lists a $248 million gross budget figure gross-budget breakdown. Net is the studio cost after tax credits and rebates.
Use $200 million net for profit math. The $248 million gross shows spending before those offsets. The gap explains why trackers quote different budget numbers.
How big was the opening?
It opened to about $80.5 million domestically. ScreenRant, using Box Office Mojo data, called it the biggest domestic debut of 2026 and Amazon MGM Studios' largest opening ever.
Collider reported the worldwide debut at about $140.9 million global debut report. That total split into two parts: The balance gave Amazon a large domestic base plus overseas room to grow.
- $80 million domestic
- $60 million overseas
- $140.9 million worldwide
How did domestic earnings hold?
Koimoi reported a solid $3.8 million third Monday in North America third-Monday tally. That weekday hold pushed the film closer to The Martian's domestic total. Strong weekdays signal repeat viewing and family turnout.
Late-run trackers place domestic at about $341 million to $344.1 million. The range reflects different cutoff dates and data sources. Domestic now accounts for about half the global total.
How high did worldwide earnings climb?
The film crossed $300 million globally in two weeks. It then became Amazon MGM's highest-grossing release ever. It later passed $510.7 million, with $254 million from 83 international markets.
Current worldwide tallies range from about $676 million to $684.5 million. BingeTake and TelevisionStats place international at about $335.4 million. The film therefore earned nearly as much overseas as at home.
Did it break even?
Analysts often cite a $400 million to $500 million break-even point. That estimate assumes about 2.5 times budget or roughly equal theater-studio splits. It is not a studio disclosure.
Budget and gross also vary by tracker and date. Use $200 million net against $248 million gross, and $676 million versus $684 million worldwide, as reporting differences rather than new costs. Against those benchmarks, late-run gross sits well above the estimated threshold.