‘Project Hail Mary’ Maintains Box Office Lead For Second Week Category Icon

Project Hail Mary secured its second consecutive weekend at the top of box office charts, generating $54.5 million in revenue. The film has established itself as 2026’s first blockbuster, accumulating $164.3 million in domestic earnings to date. Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers claimed the runner-up position, adding $12.2 million to its total. The weekend’s sole major debut, They Will Kill You, underperformed significantly with $5 million in domestic receipts, landing in third place. Bollywood thriller Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge finished fourth with $4.7 million, elevating its domestic cumulative to $22.8 million while screening on nearly 2,000 fewer theaters than They Will Kill You. Reminders Of Him completed the top five with $4.7 million, pushing its overall domestic gross to $41.1 million for the weekend period.