It’s often sci-fi and fantasy movies that dominate the box office each year, but 2026 can safely be labeled the year of sci-fi both in theaters and with the most popular TV shows. It hasn’t been all perfect for sci-fi this year, especially starting in January with the releases of Mercy (starring Rebecca Ferguson) and Greenland 2: Migration (starring Gerard Butler). Both films bombed at the box office under the weight of expensive budgets, but they later found redemption on streaming platforms such as Prime Video and HBO Max. Prime Video, in particular, has become one of the world’s premiere streaming homes for all the best sci-fi content. The streamer has released a pair of sci-fi TV shows in The Boys and Invincible, but only the latter will be back in 2027 with a new season.
Amazon MGM is also behind the biggest live-action sci-fi movie of the year, Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller. After grossing over $630 million at the box office during a lengthy theatrical run and earning some of the best reviews of any sci-fi movie ever, Project Hail Mary was added to MGM+ a few weeks ago, where it’s become one of the most-watched movies in the world. Amazon finally made the announcement this afternoon that fans around the world have been waiting for, which is that Project Hail Mary will officially begin streaming on Prime Video on July 3, in just 48 hours. The film is expected to be a massive streaming juggernaut immediately upon its debut after smashing expectations on VOD and later on MGM+. Prime Video is the second-biggest streaming service in the world behind Netflix, so a lot of eyes are going to be on the sci-fi thriller starting this Friday.
Is ‘Project Hail Mary’ Like ‘The Martian’?
Project Hail Mary is often compared to The Martian, because both films are inspired by sci-fi novels written by Andy Weir. While there are plenty of similarities between the two, including the trope of a lost explorer stuck alone in space, there are also plenty of differences. Project Hail Mary is much more of a hard sci-fi film in that it features an actual alien, Rocky. While much of The Martian shows a man living on the surface of Mars, the film is still based more on real science than fiction.
Check out Project Hail Mary on Prime Video starting July 3 and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of all the biggest sci-fi movies of 2026.
- Release Date
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March 15, 2026
- Runtime
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157 minutes
- Director
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Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
- Writers
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Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
- Producers
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Aditya Sood, Amy Pascal, Andy Weir, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Rachel O’Connor, Ryan Gosling




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