“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates into about 5 million ticket buyers.

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[–] mimavox@piefed.social -1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Agree. Super dark and serious situation, but Ryan Gosling is just goofing around.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, please ignore all the boring science that his character explicitly did throughout the film, and just concentrate on the humorous presentation instead.

[–] mimavox@piefed.social 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I have read the book, it was much more focused on the science.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Yes, that's kind of the point of an adaptation