Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr.’s first Sherlock Holmes movie has lost its box office spot to Amazon’s newest sci-fi mega-hit.
Amazon MGM's Project Hail Maryexceeded box-office expectations for the fifth weekend in a row, benefiting greatly from the studio's decision to re-release the movie on IMAX for a week and to delay its debut on Prime Video. Exhibitors weren't happy about the lean window that Amazon gave to Dwayne Johnsonand Chris Evans' Red One, the $250 million action-adventure that the studio simply had to release on Prime Video in time for Christmas. Earlier this year, Amazon quickly put the sci-fi mystery Mercy on Prime Video following a poor theatrical run as well. But Project Hail Mary was marketed as a big-screen event, and it aligns with the studio's newfound determination to produce movies for theaters.
