Ryan Gosling's sci-fi space adventure Project Hail Mary has rocketed to $140.9m (£122m) at the global box office, making it the biggest debut of the year so far.
The Canadian actor stars in the movie as a science teacher tasked with saving the world from extinction.
The new release zoomed past Scream 7, this year's previous biggest seller overall, and also overtook Creed III in having the fastest start for a production by Amazon MGM Studios.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who also made 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie together, Project Hail Mary follows a former molecular biologist who unwittingly embarks on an important intergalactic mission.
The story is adapted from the best-selling novel by author Andy Weir, whose other book The Martian provided the inspiration for Ridley Scott's 2015 movie starring Matt Damon, which was nominated for seven Oscars.
