Can ‘Project Hail Mary’ Compete with ‘Super Mario Galaxy’s Massive Box Office Success?

Wow, the new Mario movie is absolutely crushing it – early estimates are around $350 million for the opening weekend! Honestly, it’s probably going to steal a lot of the audience Project Hail Mary was hoping for. And while I’m a little worried about whether Hail Mary will even make its money back, that’s not my biggest concern. What really has me thinking is what this says about Hollywood. If a video game movie, even a mediocre one, can massively outperform a genuinely good, original film like Project Hail Mary, what does that mean for the future? Are we heading towards a place where studios only want to make safe bets based on existing brands, and original, quality filmmaking gets left behind?