In its second week, Project Hail Mary raised Rs. Around ₹24.25 crore (USD 2.60 million) at the Indian box office. This brought its cumulative box office earnings to Rs. ₹53.75 crore (USD 5.75 million) approx. The Ryan Gosling-starring space adventure film’s earnings have declined by less than 10 percent from its first week, which is a spectacular catch.
Part of this restriction can be attributed to the increase in holidays on Fridays; However, weekdays also showed a strong trend with week-on-week declines in the range of 25-30 percent. This is a good sign for its grip this week also. The third weekend target is around Rs. 10 crores, which makes a total of Rs. 63 crores till Sunday EOD.
Furthermore, it remains to be seen how it pans out in the coming weeks as Hollywood films that get accepted may stick around for some time. Last year, it was F1 The Movie which collected around Rs. Had earned Rs. With over Rs 125 crore. Out of this, Rs 35 crore will come after the third week. Project Hail Mary should be able to cross Rs. 75 crores; There is every possibility of it reaching around Rs. Depending on the next few weeks, it may even touch the Rs 100 crore mark.
The Indian market for Hollywood films is largely driven by franchises and established brands, with very few standalone titles. Project Hail Mary is proving to be one such rare hit.
The box office collections of Project Hail Mary in India are as follows:
| Day | Total |
|---|---|
| First week (8 days) | Rupee. 29.50 crores. |
| second friday | Rupee. 4.50 crores. |
| second saturday | Rupee. 5.50 crores. |
| second sunday | Rupee. 5.60 crores. |
| second monday | Rupee. 2.15 crores. |
| second tuesday | Rupee. 2.35 crores. |
| second wednesday | Rupee. 2.15 crores. |
| second thursday | Rupee. 2.00 crores. |
| Total | Rupee. 53.75 crores. |
