Mar 30, 2026 2:52pm IST
‘Project Hail Mary’ Box Office: Ryan Gosling Starrer Becomes 2026’s First Hollywood Success in India
Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary” has emerged as the biggest Hollywood grosser in India this year, powering past "Hoppers" (₹6 cr lifetime; net figures). PHM achieved this despite facing a screen crunch, thanks to "Dhurandhar: The Revenge"'s continued dominance in its second week. Over its four-day weekend, the space-fi flick amassed ₹15.76 crore net in India.
The film, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, was released on only six IMAX screens in India on Day 1. However, heavy audience demand prompted IMAX to premiere the film across all its screens starting the second day. The film collected ₹2.46 crore net on Thursday, followed by ₹3.15 crore on Friday, ₹5 crore on Saturday and ₹5.15 crore on Sunday for a total weekend of ₹15.76 crore net and ₹18.6 crore gross.
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“Project Hail Mary” is the first international film to resonate with Indian audiences at the box office since James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire & Ash" (2025) which collected over ₹190 crore net in India in December 2025. All other Hollywood projects released this year have been colossal flops in India. The highest-grossing film to date was Disney and Pixar's animated feature, "Hoppers," which earned over ₹6 crore net. Other notable Hollywood movies such as “Marty Supreme”, “Mercy”, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”, “Wuthering Heights”, and “Scream 7” failed to earn even ₹5 crore net in India.
“Project Hail Mary” has turned out to be a true-blue blockbuster worldwide, with over $300 million across the globe through its second weekend. It has collected $164.30 million net at the domestic box office, with $136.50 million coming from the international market for a worldwide total of $300.80 million.
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