For the second weekend in a row, Ryan Gosling’s latest film, Project Hail Mary, sits atop the box office, taking in over $300 million worldwide. Based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a man who wakes up on a spacecraft with no idea how he got there. It’s the kind of film Gosling can sink into; he’s the man with the weight of the world on his shoulders, smiling through the confusion and charming anyone in his vicinity. The critic and viewer ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are damn near identical, sitting over 95 percent Fresh; clearly, Gosling has another banger on his hands.
Making bank at the box office isn’t new territory for Gosling, though; for over three decades, Gosling has entertained the masses, from singing and dancing with the Mickey Mouse Club to acting in tearjerkers like The Notebook to playing Ken in the billion-dollar-grossing Barbie. Project Hail Mary being a box office smash feels inevitable, and with Universal already scooping up Gosling for the next film from the Daniels (aka the minds behind Everything Everywhere All at Once), the question is: when will Gosling have another box office smash on his hands?
How does Gosling’s latest box office darling stack up against the highest-grossing projects in his back catalog? We crunched the numbers and figured it all out. These are Ryan Gosling’s 10 highest-grossing movies, ranked in order from smallest box office haul to largest.
Gangster Squad
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Budget: $60–75 million
Box Office: $105.2 million
Genuinely surprised this even made the list; the worst-reviewed of the lot, it barely recouped its budget, likely due to the star power on this film, which included Gosling and Emma Stone (three years before the release of La La Land), Sean Penn, and others.
First Man
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Budget: $59 million
Box Office: $105.7 million
The last time Gosling played a space man, he played Neil Armstrong.
The Notebook
Release Date: June 25, 2004
Budget: $29 million
Box Office: $118.3 million
The film with the smallest budget on this list also has the biggest heart. No Gosling list is complete without it.
The Big Short
Release Date: December 23, 2015
Budget: $50 million
Box Office: $133.4 million
If you’re ever wondering why you may never be able to buy a house, watch this film.
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Budget: $50 million
Box Office: $145 million
Probably lighter on the “crazy” and “stupid” than advertised, but certainly heavy on the “love.”
The Fall Guy
Release Date: May 3, 2024
Budget: $125–150 million
Box Office: $181 million
Can we get more movies like this, Hollywood? There’s damn near something for everyone in here.
Blade Runner 2049
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Budget: $150–185 million
Box Office: $276.6 million
A worthy, visually stunning successor to the cult classic.
Project Hail Mary
Release Date: March 20, 2026
Budget: $200 million
Box Office: $301 million (at the time of this writing)
The film that gave Amazon MGM its largest opening weekend ever (even if it doesn’t remember how).
La La Land
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Budget: $30 million
Box Office: $504.6 million
This colorful homage to jazz took home six of the 11 Academy Awards it was up for, though most remember that night for not winning Best Picture.
Barbie
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Budget: $128–145 million
Box Office: $1.448 billion
As if there was any doubt. Gosling was the Ken in the Barbie that stood ten toes against Oppenheimer. He may be the closest thing to a bankable movie star we’ve got!
