In the calm before the Super Mario storm hitting theaters this week, Project Hail Mary repeated in the top spot with an incredible second-week hold.
Project Hail Mary dropped only 33% from last weekend’s opening, bringing in another $54 million and taking it to $163.8 million domestically and over $300 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing film since Amazon merged with MGM (not counting the Sony/MGM Bond films) and the highest-grossing Hollywood film of the year. China’s Pegasus 3 is currently the highest-grossing film worldwide, with $630.4 million.
Hoppers also remained strong in second place, dropping 31% and making another $12.2 million domestically for a total of $138.5 million. It’s just shy of $300 million worldwide with $297.9 million.
They Will Kill You debuted in third place with $4.9 million. That’s $5 million below where Ready or Not 2 opened last weekend. The movie got a B- CinemaScore, which is slightly below Ready or Not 2. New Line was looking for a worldwide debut of around $20 million, but it had just under $9 million. It seems like there should have been more distance between They Will Kill You and Ready or Not 2, as they looked extremely similar to the general audience, and someone who saw Ready or Not 2 might not have been in a rush to see another similar film the following weekend.
Reminders of Him and Dhurandhar: The Revenge rounded out the top 5.  Dhurandhar: The Revenge is officially the highest-grossing Indian film at the domestic box office, surpassing the record set by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in 2017.
Further down the list, Forbidden Fruits debuted in 10th place with $1.1 million in 1,525 theaters. The audience was 73% female, and there were reports of screenings where only women were allowed to attend, which might be an attempt at viral marketing rage bait.
