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Project Hail Mary Reaches Streaming After $655 Million Box Office Run

The Ryan Gosling sci-fi film, based on Andy Weir's novel, is now available on Prime Video and Apple TV after earning strong reviews.

NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller, screenwriter Drew Goddard, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Mill
NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight …      Project Hail Mary Film    NASA/Dan Goods / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
By Free News Press Editorial Team
Published May 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM PDT

Project Hail Mary, the Ryan Gosling sci-fi film based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name, is now available to watch at home on VOD platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV after a run of more than $655 million at the worldwide box office.

Amazon invested $200 million in the production, according to Collider. The film currently holds scores of 94% from critics and 95% from audiences on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the highest-rated movies of the year.

Weir is the same author whose earlier novel inspired Ridley Scott's 2015 film The Martian. Project Hail Mary opened in theaters back in March and has been described as the first widely praised sci-fi release of 2026.

The year had a rough start for the genre. Greenland 2: Migration, starring Gerard Butler, grossed less than $45 million globally against a $90 million budget before moving to streaming. Mercy, with Rebecca Ferguson and Chris Pratt, brought in $54 million against a $60 million budget. Both films have since become available on streaming platforms.

Project Hail Mary's move to home viewing was expected to slow its theatrical momentum, but by any measure its run put it among the more commercially and critically successful films Amazon has backed in recent years.

Portland, Oregon, US - March 2026
Portland, Oregon, US - March 2026      Project Hail Mary Film    Another Believer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)