Project Hail Mary

'Project Hail Mary' closes the chart at #10 despite an eye-catching 1,788 votes—the third-highest vote count on the entire list—which signals powerful initial curiosity. However, its popularity metrics tell a different story: a 158.2 score reveals that interest faded into passive viewing, earning a 25% lower per-vote engagement rate than the #9 film 'Shelter'. This sharp drop-off suggests many viewers started but did not finish, a rare pattern for a film with such high first-day buzz. If the film had maintained even average retention, it would have ranked in the top 5. 'Project Hail Mary' exemplifies a front-loaded release that failed to convert buzz into sustained watches.