‘Project Hail Mary’ scores big at the box office

It was a touchdown astatine nan container office.

“Project Hail Mary” scored large pinch theatergoers — landing successful nan No. 1 spot connected its opener Friday and raking successful complete $33.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The Post hailed nan sci-fi escapade flick — starring Ryan Gosling arsenic a subject coach who wakes up unsocial connected a spaceship acold from Earth — arsenic “a bona fide summertime blockbuster smack dab successful nan mediate of March.”

The Amazon MGM Studio film, which reportedly costs a staggering $248 million to produce, is slated to bask a $77.1 cardinal three-day play opening, as per Deadline.

In 2nd spot was nan animated sci-fi drama “Hoppers,” pinch $5.4 cardinal successful gross connected its 3rd Friday successful theaters.

“Ready aliases Not 2: Here I Come,” besides released connected Friday, took third, pinch a $3.8 cardinal haul.

The horror-comedy, a sequel to 2019’s “Ready aliases Not,” “expands mythology we didn’t request expanded,” according to nan Guardian.

In 4th was “Dhurandhar The Revenge,” an Indian spy action thriller successful nan Hindi language, which took successful adjacent to $3 million.

“Reminders of Him,” a romance based connected a 2022 Colleen Hoover caller of nan aforesaid name, came successful fifth, pinch net of $2.71 million.

Variety called nan Universal film, which was released past Friday, “a pleasingly restrained weeper astir nan passion of motherhood.”