NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Challenge Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, in accordance with studio estimates Sunday, and including to the long-term prospects of the yr’s largest hit so far.

The Phil Lord and Chris Miller sci-fi journey, starring Ryan Gosling, dipped solely 32% after notching the most effective non-franchise opening weekend since 2023’s “Oppenheimer.” Amazon MGM’s but, “Challenge Hail Mary” has grossed $300.8 million worldwide in two weeks.

“Challenge Hail Mary,” which value almost $200 million to provide, didn’t face any important new competitors and saved premium format screens largely to itself. Doubtlessly the weekend’s most watched film, the KPop documentary “BTS: The Return,” went straight to streaming on Netflix.

However “Challenge Hail Mary” is on an enviable trajectory. Its second weekend maintain was even higher than that of “Oppenheimer,” which collected $46.7 million in its follow-up body.

In the meantime, the weekend’s prime new launch, “They Will Kill You,” debuted with a disappointing $5 million for Warner Bros. The gory R-rated horror movie stars Zazie Beetz as a girl who applies to be a maid at an condominium advanced the place she’s to develop into a sacrificial providing.

Whereas the end result was removed from catastrophic for a film with a modest $20 million finances, it did counsel that theaters could have develop into oversaturated in horror. David A. Gross, who runs the film consulting agency FranchiseRe, famous that there was a brand new horror movie launched each weekend for the final 14 weekends.

That included final week’s “Prepared or Not 2: Right here I Come” ($16.3 million domestically to date) and a second horror-comedy that additionally debuted this weekend. IFC’s “Forbidden Fruits,” a couple of coven of witches who work at a Texas mall, debuted with $1.2 million in gross sales.

Regardless of the glut, Gross is forecasting horror movies will account for about $2.1 billion in North American ticket income in 2026, down from $2.75 million final yr. Whereas horror stays widespread with audiences and comparatively low cost to provide, the style could also be approaching overkill.

In the meantime, household motion pictures proceed to thrive. The Pixar unique “Hoppers” remained in second place with $12.2 million in its fourth weekend. The Walt Disney Co. launch has amassed $297.6 million globally.

Subsequent weekend, although, it is going to face stiff competitors in Common Photos’ “The Tremendous Mario Galaxy Film.” It’s anticipated to have the most important opening of 2026.

With remaining home figures being launched Monday, this record elements within the estimated ticket gross sales for Friday by means of Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in accordance with Comscore:

1. “Challenge Hail Mary,” $54.5 million.

2. “Hoppers,” $12.2 million.

3. “They Will Kill You,” $5 million.

4. “Dhurandhar The Revenge,” $4.8 million.

5. “Reminders of Him,” $4.7 million.

6. “Prepared or Not 2: Right here I Come,” $4 million.

7. “Scream 7,” $2.6 million.

8. “GOAT,” $2.2 million.

9. “Undertone,” $1.7 million.

10. “Forbidden Fruits,” $1.2 million.