Jonathan Olley Project Hail Mary soared to the top of the box office this weekend, debuting at the number one spot after opening nationwide on Friday. The Ryan Gosling–led sci-fi film raked in $33.1 million on opening day, according to Box Office Mojo . With a reported $248 million price tag, the Amazon MGM Studios release is expected to haul in around $77 million for the weekend, Deadline reports. Gosling swaps his usual leading-man charm for a more isolated role, playing a middle school science teacher who wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. As his memories slowly return, he realizes he’s humanity’s last hope—tasked with figuring out how to stop a mysterious threat that’s wiping out the sun and, with it, life on Earth. The film easily outpaced its box office competitors. Animated sci-fi comedy Hoppers brought in $5.4 million in its third week, while horror sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come rounded out the top three with $3.8 million. Read it at Page Six Read more at The Daily Beast.