Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell’s steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day U.S. holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff, features original songs from Charli XCX and has especially connected with women over the Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day holiday, experts said.
Debuting in second place at $32 million in the United States was Sony’s family-friendly animated flick GOAT, produced by NBA superstar Stephen Curry, about an undersized goat who wants to join a basketball-like “roarball” team. Curry is part of the voice cast, which also includes Caleb McLaughlin and David Harbour (Stranger Things), Gabrielle Union, and country star Jelly Roll.
Amazon MGM’s heist thriller Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo, landed in third place with $17.8 million, Exhibitor Relations reported.
In fourth place at $10.7 million was horror flick Send Help from 20th Century, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as a woman and her boss trying to survive on a deserted island after their plane crashes.
Fifth place went to Angel Studios’ rom-com Solo Mio, starring comedian Kevin James as a groom left at the altar in Italy. It earned $7.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10 are Zootopia 2 with $5 million, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die at $4.1 million, Iron Lung with $3.9 million, Avatar: Fire and Ash at $3.8 million, and Dracula earning $3.3 million. AFP
