Project Hail Mary Review: What Soars, What Drags

Project Hail Mary opened 20 March 2026 and grossed past $680 million worldwide on a ~$200M budget.

Critics scored it ~95% and audiences ~98% on Rotten Tomatoes — a career audience record for Gosling.

The Gosling–Rocky friendship is the film's emotional engine and the most praised element.

Common gripes: a 156-minute runtime, tonal wobble between jokes and dread, and convenient sci-fi logic.

In India it crossed ~₹65 crore largely on word of mouth; it streams on MGM+ from 18 June.