"Wuthering Heights" is now the top movie at the box office. The movie, directed by Emerald Fennell, made $38 million in North America and $45 million outside the U.S., totaling $83 million worldwide. That's just a bit more than the $82 million that was expected for the weekend.
Although the numbers in North America were slightly lower than expected (Warner Bros. had predicted around $40 million for four days), the movie did better than expected in other countries.
With lower turnout in the U.S., the R-rated film might depend more on international audiences to stay popular. Warner Bros. spent $80 million to make the movie, and that doesn’t include the millions spent on marketing around the world.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play the main characters, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, in this new version of Emily Brontë’s classic story.
The movie was a big choice for women during Valentine’s Day, with more than 75% of the opening weekend audience being female.
This is the ninth time in a row that Warner Bros. has had a movie open at number one.
Other big hits from 2025 include "A Minecraft Movie," "Sinners," "Final Destination Bloodlines," and "Weapons." Earlier in 2024, Netflix offered Warner Bros. $150 million to make "Wuthering Heights," but the director and producer, Margot Robbie, chose to work with Warner Bros. for a lower budget and a full marketing push.
During the Valentine’s and Presidents’ Day weekend, "Wuthering Heights" was the number one movie in North America, beating out two new movies: Sony’s animated film "GOAT" and the Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo movie "Crime 101."
"GOAT" was second, earning $35 million over four days, including $27.2 million on the weekend.
That's the biggest opening for an original animated film since "Elemental" in 2023, which made $29 million over the weekend and eventually earned $496 million worldwide. With a $80 million budget, Sony hopes "GOAT" will have a long run at the box office. Families mostly watched the movie, and they gave it high marks, which is a good sign for its future. Overseas, "GOAT" made $15.6 million, totaling $50.6 million worldwide.
"Crime 101" came in third with $16.3 million over the holiday, with $14.2 million on the weekend.
Internationally, it made $12 million in 60 countries, totaling $28.3 million. Although that's a decent start for an R-rated movie, the $90 million budget for "Crime 101" is a big investment. Since theaters keep about half of ticket sales, the movie needs to stay in theaters for a long time to be worth it. Reviews were positive, but the audience mixed reaction, as seen by the "B" grade on CinemaScore. Bart Layton directed "Crime 101," which stars Chris Hemsworth as a jewel thief planning big heist operations across Los Angeles.
Overall, the box office was 8% higher than last year, according to Comscore.
The attendance was good, but still lower than the 2025 Presidents’ Day weekend when "Captain America: Brave New World" made $100 million. The next big movie is Paramount's "Scream 7," coming out on February 27. Until then, movie theaters are hoping "Wuthering Heights" and "GOAT" will keep the box office busy."
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