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Project Hail Mary to Debut on MGM+ on June 18

Amazon MGM is placing the blockbuster on its smaller MGM+ as a pay‑one streaming window to drive revenue and subscriptions before a Prime Video showing.

Overview

  • Amazon MGM announced Wednesday that Project Hail Mary will begin streaming on MGM+ on June 18.
  • The studio ran a full theatrical window, extended the run and released the film to PVOD and digital after roughly a 91‑day theatrical window.
  • Project Hail Mary was a major commercial and critical success, earning about $680–700 million worldwide and posting high audience and critic scores.
  • Studio insiders say the MGM+ placement is deliberate: Amazon MGM is using the sister channel as a pay‑one window rather than putting the film on Prime Video first.
  • Consumers who want to stream the film on its June 18 launch may need an MGM+ subscription, currently about $7.99 per month, and Prime availability has not been scheduled.