Director Emerald Fennell‘s divisive third characteristic, Wuthering Heights, delivered a powerful opening weekend haul on the worldwide field workplace. Not solely did the film recoup its reported manufacturing price range in simply 4 days, however it additionally overtook the lifetime grosses of a number of previous motion pictures. In truth, it overtook three of star Margot Robbie‘s latest underperformers — the crime caper Amsterdam, the interval epic Babylon, and the fantasy drama A Huge Daring Lovely Journey. Robbie has had a spotty observe file during the last 5 years, however she managed to make up for these three underperformers with the record-breaking cultural phenomenon Barbie. She appears to be heading in the right direction with Wuthering Heights, which additionally options the heartthrob Jacob Elordi as Emily Brontë‘s famously advanced character Heathcliff.
Wuthering Heights has been criticized by some for its obvious disregard for Brontë’s traditional supply novel. However different viewers have praised Fennell for boldly straying from the security of the textual content and presenting an authentic interpretation designed to impress. The film holds a rapidly-declining 60% rating on the aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes, the place the critics’ consensus reads, “Liberally adapting Emily Brontë’s traditional story with a heavy dose of carnality and stylish stylization, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights may not be the stuff of excessive literature, however it’s a visually vibrant pleasure.” The film debuted with a Rotten Tomatoes rating within the 70s a couple of days in the past.
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Produced on a reported price range of $80 million, the film grossed $83 million in its first 4 days of launch in theaters worldwide. Of this complete, $38 million got here from home theaters, whereas $45 million got here from abroad markets. Wuthering Heights has already overtaken the complete $72 million lifetime international haul of Mike Flanagan‘s Physician Sleep. Each an adaptation of Stephen King‘s novel and a sequel to Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining, Physician Sleep earned optimistic critiques however underperformed on the field workplace. It starred Ewan McGregor within the lead function, alongside Rebecca Ferguson because the terrifying Rose the Hat. Produced on a reported price range of roughly $50 million, the film holds a “Licensed Recent” 78% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the place the consensus reads, “Physician Sleep forsakes the fundamental terror of its predecessor for a extra contemplative sequel that balances poignant themes in opposition to spine-tingling chills.” The film has already been acknowledged as a cult traditional, and it could appear to be Wuthering Heights is effectively on its technique to attaining an identical standing.
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- Launch Date
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February 13, 2026
- Runtime
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136 Minutes
- Director
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Emerald Fennell
- Writers
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Emerald Fennell, Emily Brontë
- Producers
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Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara
