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'Project Hail Mary' adds to a winning streak for originality at the movies

Amazon MGM's $80.5 million debut for Project Hail Mary marks its largest opening weekend, fueled by star Ryan Gosling and an ambitious marketing campaign.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Franchise movies have been the dominant currency in Hollywood for years, but, lately, the upside of originality has been hard to miss. A week after “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” and “KPop Demon Hunters” all triumphed at the Academy Awards, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s “Project Hail Mary” notched the biggest non-franchise opening weekend since “Oppenheimer.” In the first three months of 2026, the two biggest hits in theate…

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'Project Hail Mary' adds to a winning streak for originality at the movies

Franchise movies have been the dominant currency in Hollywood for years, but, lately, the upside of originality has been hard to miss.

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abc News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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