Project Hail Mary (2026) is an adventure movie whose audience scores lean most toward young men at 75 out of 100, with comparable appeal to older men (67). Its overall reach is rated targeted, meaning it is aimed at a specific demographic segment. Measured against a balanced 50-point baseline, it sits 21 points toward men on the gender axis and 4 points toward younger viewers on the age axis. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Hispanic. Its content balance scores as entertainment-first at 0 out of 100, indicating its content choices weight storytelling over explicit messaging. All figures reflect WhatSphere's data-driven audience model rather than a critical opinion of the title.
Synopsis
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
Age: 46 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure
The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 8 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 3 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | 6 | 26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 33 |
| 2022 | 8 | 27 |
| 2023 | 8 | 30 |
| 2024 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
| This title (2026) | 0 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Christopher Miller (director) · Anthony Dias (director) · Lizzie Osborne (director) · Thomas Brown (director) · John Sorapure (director) · Peter James (director)