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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary continued to swell in its second weekend with a Saturday of $22.7M, +55% for a 3-day of $54.5M, a great -32% hold.

Chat with Justin Overlander and Meredith Riley Stewart about their upcoming shoot and open crew positions. Network with other locals in the film industry. Snacks provided. Full menu available for purchase.

Ashley Woitena, President & CEO of Visit Columbus, shares why 2026 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for one of Georgia’s most dynamic destinations.

Georgia has an impressive musical pedigree. The state has birthed artists like Otis Redding, Outkast, The Allman Brothers Band, James Brown, The B-52’s and R.E.M. It has given the peach state quite a reputation, and in turn it has fueled many musical dreams.

Kettering came to Columbus in 2016 to study with the Georgia Film Academy at Columbus State University and never left. Through his production company, MetaModern Films, he has been creating locally made films that put Columbus talent, locations and creative energy front and center.

Amazon MGM Studios‘ Project Hail Mary had a blessed Saturday chalking up $27.1M, just -18% off Friday/preview’s $33.1M which rockets this Ryan Gosling starring, Lord & Miller directed production to a magnificent $80.6M.

The weekend is a little lighter than expected, but significantly better than last year, +65% with $86.2M for all titles. Universal’s Reminders of Him didn’t quite hit $20M with $18.2M, though it’s within the range of other female skewing movies like Don’t Worry Darling and Ticket to Paradise, and overperformed its $10M-$15M tracking.

The Columbus Film Office is expanding its scope beyond traditional film. The first step? Getting other creators in on the ground floor.

Pixar original’s Hoppers leaped to a $46M U.S./Canada opening, the best seen for a Pixar original as well an original animated movie since 2017’s Coco. Global was also big at $88M, $42M of that from 40 territories.

The team filmed for about a week in December 2019, after Swift and Wright secured funding through a meeting with local stakeholders. Wright told community leaders that visitors come from across the country and around the world to experience what the documentary calls the "southernmost whitewater in the U.S.", drawn by both the Chattahoochee River rapids and the region's southern hospitality.