Project Hail Mary didn't just hold the top spot at the box office this weekend - it held firm and comfortably. The Amazon MGM sci-fi flick pulled in a massive $54.5 million in its second weekend, dropping only 32% from its $80.5 million opening. For those of you keeping score at home, that's the kind of hold that makes studio executives weep tears of joy into their overpriced lattes. The film has now crossed $164 million domestically and blew past $300 million worldwide, officially making it Amazon MGM Studios' highest-grossing movie ever.

And here's the thing - it earned every penny. No multiverse nonsense. No legacy sequel bait. Just a guy alone in space with an alien buddy trying to save the world. Turns out when you adapt a beloved book with a charismatic lead and a director who actually cares about telling a good story, people show up. Weird how that works, right?

The movie is tracking to be the first true blockbuster of 2026. Andy Weir's novel was super popular, and the adaptation nailed it. Gosling brings that perfect mix of humor and heart that the role demands, and the whole thing just works. Hollywood, take notes - this is the blueprint.

Pixar's Hoppers continued its solid run in second place with $12.2 million, bringing its domestic total to around $138.5 million. The little animated flick that could keeps chugging along, proving that Pixar still has some gas in the tank when they bring original ideas to the table instead of sequeling everything to death.

In less happy news, Warner Bros.' They Will Kill You had a rough debut, opening to a pretty brutal $5 million. The horror flick starring Zazie Beetz just couldn't cut through in a marketplace that's been stuffed with genre offerings lately. Not every horror movie can be Scream, folks.

Reminders of Him held on with $4.7 million in its third weekend for a solid $69.5 million total - a nice little win for the book-to-screen pipeline. And Ready or Not 2: Here I Come rounded out the top five, continuing its decent run.

Meanwhile, Scream 7 quietly crossed the $200 million mark worldwide in its fifth weekend, and Sony's animated GOAT ticked past $100 million domestic. Not bad for a couple of movies that flew a bit under the radar.

Then, the biggest trailer drop of the year happened. HBO unleashed the first teaser for their Harry Potter series on March 25th and the internet absolutely lost its mind. The trailer racked up over 277 million organic views in just 48 hours - more than doubling HBO's previous record.

The first season is officially titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (going with the original UK title - a nice touch), and the cast looks... interesting. Three young newcomers take the lead roles. The adult cast is where it gets interesting though. John Lithgow as Dumbledore? Eh. Janet McTeer as McGonagall feels right. Nick Frost as Hagrid is kind of inspired. And Paapa Essiedu as Snape - well, following up Alan Rickman is basically an impossible task, so good luck to him.

We wrote an article a while back that argued this series would smash records, but there's always a risk. You can’t, for example, ignore the already massive controversy around the casting of Snape. Whether you agree with that or not, any negative overall sentiment or audience feedback puts the $100 million per episode project at risk. Indeed, this will be one of the most expensive productions of all time, reaching over $4 billion - maybe $5 billion - when it’s all said and done. Messing with the source material isn’t necessarily something I’d do with that much money on the table. The fanbase is fanatical after all. Say half of them are pissed off with not only this casting decision, but characters that get cast in future seasons; do you lose half your audience? We’ve seen how that’s worked out for other franchises and the results speak for themselves.

This weekend is going to be big. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits theaters and early tracking suggests it could be one of the biggest openings of the year. Nintendo and Illumination struck gold with the first Super Mario Bros. Movie, and there's no reason to think audiences won't show up again for the sequel. Expect a monster opening.

And looking further down the road, May is pretty packed. The Mandalorian and Grogu hits the big screen on May 22nd - the first Star Wars movie under the Dave Filoni era at Lucasfilm. With Kathleen Kennedy officially out and Filoni running the creative show, a lot of fans are cautiously hopeful that maybe, just maybe, Star Wars can get its groove back. No pressure, Dave.

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