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Project Hail Mary Hits Premium VOD After $640 M Run

5/13/2026

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Project Hail Mary VOD

The United States released Project Hail Mary on premium VOD after its theatrical run.
The digital launch offers rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play.
The film opened in cinemas on March 19 and has earned $640 million worldwide, ranking behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Pegasus 3.
Industry observers will watch if it later appears on subscription streaming services after the premium rental window ends.

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Hail Mary Slump

Project Hail Mary fell 23% in its eighth weekend, an unusually weak decline.
It opened with $80 million domestically and $60 million abroad, the second-highest-grossing film of 2026.
U.S. box office hit $3.02 billion through May 12, up 16% from the same period last year.
Analysts say the modest drop underscores the need for strong holdover performance.
Upcoming summer titles include Disney’s Star Wars, Pixar’s Toy Story 5, Warner Bros.’ Supergirl and Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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Mario Premiere

Super Mario Galaxy movie will debut June 16, 2026.
Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day and Keegan-Michael Key voice the film.
Chris Meledandri of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo produce the movie while Universal co-finances and distributes it.
Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic direct, with Matthew Fogel writing and Brian Tyler scoring.
Fans on Blu-ray.com warn broken steelbook cases from the first film may signal sequel quality issues.

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Mario Earnings

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is projected to earn $940 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing video-game film.
Analysts say the 2023 Mario film boosted Switch sales and the Galaxy sequel is expected to lift the next hardware generation.
Observers compare Nintendo releases to Jurassic World and Minions, noting they are reliable, broad-appeal crowd-pleasers and that Nintendo has mastered the video-game movie formula.

History

Historical Context

Disney launched Toy Story in November 1995 with a $30 million budget, becoming the first fully CGI feature and grossing $394 million worldwide. Its swift VHS rollout and over 250,000 Buzz Lightyear and Woody figures sold before release demonstrated the profit of simultaneous theatrical and home-video distribution, a model that later shaped staggered streaming windows adopted by major studios.

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Project Hail Mary VOD

The United States released Project Hail Mary on premium VOD after its theatrical run.
The digital launch offers rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play.
The film opened in cinemas on March 19 and has earned $640 million worldwide, ranking behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Pegasus 3.
Industry observers will watch if it later appears on subscription streaming services after the premium rental window ends.

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