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‘Project Hail Mary’ Gets the Best Popcorn Bucket We’ve Ever Seen at Alamo Drafthouse [Exclusive]

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20 February 2026

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Houston, we have liftoff on the sale of tickets for Project Hail Mary. After one final, breathtaking trailer released during the Super Bowl, only one month remains until the launch of the Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of Andy Weir‘s acclaimed sci-fi novel. As one of the most anticipated films of the year that’s been over half a decade in the making, it’s deserving of a special theatrical experience for viewers to immerse themselves in the space-faring adventure of school-teacher-turned-astronaut Ryland Grace. As such, Alamo Drafthouse has prepared an entire collection in support of the film, and Collider is excited to once again partner with the dine and drink theater chain to showcase everything they have in store.

In addition to standard screenings, tickets are available now for Alamo’s Early Access 70 mm screenings and their Book Club screenings. The former offers viewers the chance to strap in for Grace’s seemingly impossible mission a full week early and experience it with the brightest colors and sharpest picture possible, though tickets are very limited. The latter, meanwhile, is made for readers who fell in love with Weir’s original novel and are curious to see how it translates to the big screen. Anyone attending a Book Club screening will also receive a special bookmark passport with a Project Hail Mary sticker proving that they came to Alamo to see the film. Attending other Book Club screenings of literature adaptations will come with more stickers to add to the collection, or, if you came on board with a previous film, like the recent Wuthering Heights, you can tack on Hail Mary to your existing assemblage. After the film, certain Alamo locations will also offer a pop-up Book Fair in the bar in collaboration with local booksellers, including draft beers and cocktails to sip on while browsing the titles on offer.

Like with past films, Alamo has also prepared a themed menu for partaking in during viewings of Project Hail Mary. Leading the charge is A Drink With Grace, a special cocktail named for Gosling’s spacefarer, as well as the sweet Astrophage Shake. In terms of meals, the menu leans into Grace’s time as a science teacher with Ryland’s School Lunch, alongside Tau Ceti Solar Flare Pizza. Completing the collection are two limited edition keepsakes to take on the return trip from the theater. Alamo will be selling 130-ounce popcorn buckets shaped like Grace’s red space helmet, complete with a top that flips open for easy consumption, as well as 16-ounce pint glasses complete with exclusive art of Grace floating through space from Chris Bilheimer. The glass can be added to the cost of a ticket, while the bucket can either be bought on location or at the online Alamo Mart, though both will only be available while supplies last.

What Is ‘Project Hail Mary’ About?

Published in 2021, Project Hail Mary was the fourth original novel penned by Weir, following 2017’s Artemis and 2011’s The Martian, which inspired the Oscar-nominated Ridley Scott hit starring Matt Damon. The film will hew close to the original story, following Grace as he awakens from a coma alone on a space station with little recollection of who he is or how or why he got there. With bursts of memory flooding back to him, he slowly remembers his mission, a last-ditch “Hail Mary” operation to save all of Earth from a mysterious parasite killing the sun. As the sole survivor on the station, sent to the Tau Ceti solar system light-years away from his home, he’s left to piece together the details of his mission and use his scientific ingenuity to save humanity from the early stages of an Ice Age. Fortunately, he finds out that he may not be as alone in this endeavor as he feared.

Gosling anchors the film, but it also features the talents of The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall star Sandra Hüller, alongside Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub. It’s directed by Spider-Verse duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard.

Tickets are on sale now for Project Hail Mary, which premieres in theaters on March 20. Check out a preview of the new Alamo Drafthouse pint glasses and popcorn bucket in the gallery above, and visit the theater chain’s official website for more information on how to snag tickets for the Early Access and Book Club screenings.