# Seven in ten are unlikely to see Project Hail Mary

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/seven-in-ten-are-unlikely-to-see-project-hail-mary/

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## Reading

Project Hail Mary faces a cool reception ahead of its release: roughly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) say they are unlikely to see it, including 35% who call it highly unlikely, according to a Verasight survey conducted December 2025 into January 2026.

The other 31% expect to see it, though just 9% are highly likely.

## Topline

How likely are you to see each of these movies, scheduled to be released in 2026? Item: Project Hail Mary

Seven in ten are unlikely to see Project Hail Mary.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Highly Unlikely: 35.3%
- Unlikely: 33.6%
- Likely: 22.5%
- Highly likely: 8.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.2%
- Module: pop_culture
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#interest-in-upcoming-movies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#interest-in-upcoming-movies)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#interest-in-upcoming-movies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#interest-in-upcoming-movies)