‘Project Hail Mary’ tops North America box office for second week

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Project Hail Mary" New York Premiere at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center on March 18, 2026 in New York City.

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios/AFP (Photo by Slaven Vlasic / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Entertainment, Latest News March 29, 2026 ‘Project Hail Mary’ tops North America box office for second week LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Space adventure flick “Project Hail Mary” topped the North American box office for a second straight week with $54.5 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. Ryan Gosling stars in the Amazon MGM film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon. It is adapted from a novel by Andy Weir, the author behind the 2015 hit “The Martian” starring Matt Damon.

Standing firm in second place was Disney/Pixar animated hit “Hoppers,” with $12.2 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations. The latest original film from Disney’s Pixar tells the story of a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so she can better communicate and protect wildlife. Debuting in third place was horror flick “They Will Kill You,” at $5 million.

The Warner Bros film — which stars Zazie Beetz (TV’s “Atlanta”), Tom Felton (of “Harry Potter” fame) and Oscar winner Patricia Arquette — tells the tale of a woman working as a maid in a mysterious New York building where disappearances are common.

“These are respectable numbers for an original horror comedy with a modest budget of around $20 million to produce,” said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

“Foreign business should be solid.” Fourth place went to Hindi-language spy thriller “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” with $4.75 million. Released just three months after the original aired in North America, “Dhurandhar” continues the story of an Indian spy infiltrating Pakistani crime syndicates and politics, seeking to dismantle a terror network.

Considered political propaganda by some of India’s neighbors, it has been notably banned in Pakistan. Fifth place went to Universal’s romance film “Reminders of Him,” with $4.7 million. It is the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover and stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.

Rounding out the top ten: “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” ($4 million) “Scream 7” ($2.6 million) “GOAT” ($2.2 million) “Undertone” ($1.65 million) “Forbidden Fruits” ($1.2 million)