‘Project Hail Mary’ Gets MGM+ Streaming Date As Film Winds Down Theatrical Run

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Project Hail Mary’ Gets MGM+ Streaming Date As Film Winds Down Theatrical RunByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 08, 2026, 06:11pm EDT"Project Hail Mary" key art featuring Ryan Gosling.Amazon MGM StudiosRyan Gosling’s blockbuster sci-fi hit Project Hail Mary is coming soon to streaming video on demand, but not in the place it was expected to make its subscription service debut.Project Hail Mary is currently winding up its theatrical run, as it dropped from playing in 777 North American venues May 29 through June 4 to 291 theaters over the weekend. To date, Project Hail Mary has earned $342.9 million domestically and $679.7 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $679.7 million. Per Puck News, Project Hail Mary had a $200 million production budget before marketing expenses.ForbesWhy ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Streaming Release Will Likely Echo ‘Project Hail Mary’By Tim LammersWhile the film arrived on PVOD on May 12, Amazon MGM Studios is moving on to the next phase of its streaming strategy. According to a new listing on the streaming platform, Project Hail Mary will debut on streaming video on demand on MGM+ on Thursday, June 18.Formerly EPIX, MGM+ is an ad-free streaming app owned by Amazon and available on its own or through Amazon’s Prime Video platform for $7.99 per month or $62.04 yearly (which equates to $5.17 per month).While Project Hail Mary seemed to be a film destined to debut on Prime Video since it is an Amazon MGM Studios film, on rare occasion the studio will debut its films on MGM+ first. For example, Amazon MGM’s Best Picture Oscar nominee American Fiction made its SVOD debut on March 8, 2024, before pivoting to Prime Video just over two months later, on May 10, 2024.MORE FOR YOUForbes‘Michael’ Arrives On Streaming This Week As Michael Jackson Movie Eyes Music Biopic Reco...