Wuthering Heights Dominates Valentine's Box Office
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's Wuthering Heights earned $33 million domestically and $82 million globally in its Valentine's weekend debut, making it 2026's biggest global opening. The romantic drama is projected to reach $40 million over the four-day weekend while crime thriller Crime 101 bombed at theaters.
- The film was written and directed by Emerald Fennell, who previously won an Oscar for writing *Promising Young Woman*. *Wuthering Heights* is a reunion for Fennell, Margot Robbie, and Jacob Elordi, as Robbie's company produced Fennell's 2023 film *Saltburn*, which also starred Elordi. - With a reported production budget of $80 million, the movie has already recouped its initial costs from its global opening weekend earnings. - This marks the largest box office opening weekend for co-star Jacob Elordi, who is also an Academy Award nominee for his role in Guillermo Del Toro's *Frankenstein*. - The film's release is on track to push Margot Robbie's total career box office earnings past the $5 billion mark. - Director Emerald Fennell described her version of the classic 1847 Emily Brontë novel as a "loose" adaptation, notably ending the story with Catherine's death and cutting the book's entire second half. - The movie's audience in North America was estimated to be 76% female during its opening weekend. - The film's score was composed by Anthony Willis, and features original songs by recording artist Charli XCX. - Critical reception for the film has been divisive, with some reviews calling the adaptation "pointless" and "horrible," while others have praised its visual style and provocative nature.
