Looks like $8M+ FRI for #WutheringHeights, giving it $11M opening day. Had better pre-sales than these numbers but walkups are just abysmal. Probably looking at $37-38M 4-day weekend.
Looks like $8M+ FRI for #WutheringHeights, giving it $11M opening day. Had better pre-sales than these numbers but walkups are just abysmal. Probably looking at $37-38M 4-day weekend.
Maybe give better filmmakers this kind of budget and marketing push?
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Robbie just can’t catch a break.
I initially thought this would hit 80M DOM and then when it seemed to be blowing up thought it would easily blow past 100M and maybe even go to 150-200M. But now I’m thinking I’m gonna be closer with my initial prediction.
Alive-Ad-5245 on
Very interested to see what this does on the Valentine’s day Saturday to see if it has drawn a ton of audiences who would have gone on Thursday/Friday otherwise or not
Key-Payment2553 on
Oh geez… not those numbers getting lower from its 4 day estimate of $40M now looks like another lower numbers then expected
Vadermaulkylo on
It’s amazing how every single fucking movie that’s not Housemaid or Iron Lung since November has dramatically underperformed domestically. Badlands past weekend 1, Wicked 2, Zootopia 2(though late legs saved this one), Avatar, Bone Temple, Send Help past weekend 1, now this. Even Marty Supreme ain’t making its budget back. Most of these had terrific audience scores too.
What is going on?? Yes ik the economy ain’t great but 2022 was significantly worse with inflation, as was the first half of 2023 best I recall, and it wasn’t near this bad. I really wonder if maybe this year everyone is just saving for Mario, Spidey, Moana, Toy Story, and Doomsday and the rest is just noise.
At least Scream 7 is looking to be an overperformance but who knows at this rate. I may just be dooming too hard as well, we are still early in the year.
SawyerBlackwood1986 on
Well this balloon deflated quickly.
JannTosh70 on
Hollywood should just stick to the source material. Gerwig’s Narnia is next
StuckAFtherInHisCap on
Movie unseen, but… Gen Z hates sex
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coldliketherockies on
That second weekend drop is gonna be rough too. Usually dramas may not have big drops but between the hype associated with this and it being Valentine’s Day weekend… I mean it’ll be rough
Superhero_Hater_69 on
Below 150M WW finish ?
zachmma99 on
I knew it. everyone was super high on it from presale and not realizing how core that front loaded base is and that everything about this screamed bad WOM. those initial $50m+ predictions are looking insane now
Mr_smith1466 on
I was surprised this came out so suddenly. Felt like there wasn’t proper marketing for it.
Technical_Slip_3776 on
The age of inaccurate adaptations is over
Wonderful__ on
I noticed people in Toronto are flocking to see Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (almost sold out shows) or Goat. Hardly anyone seeing Wuthering Heights.
Aggressive_Repeat529 on
Not my type of movie and something I won’t see just curious why is the WOM so bad? Bad script? Bad adaptation? ?false adver? Just curious
PlanetG3000 on
Weren’t people talking $40-$50M plus?
Weren’t people saying “don’t underestimate the female audience, remember Barbie. This is gonna overindex big time”?
What now?
So…after 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple…Wuthering Heights is the SECOND film of 2026 that was consistently pegged, hyped and predicted for a certain level of performance only to do the whole “oh hey its actually kinda soft”
Cue all of the “it is honestly performing exactly as it should/exactly as expected” comments…
Dry-Performance7006 on
I bet Saturday won’t be that strong either.
WheelJack83 on
It’s a mediocre movie and an awful adaptation of the book. They oversold this as an erotic romance, bucking on people wanting to see Robbie and Elordi in steamy love scenes.
Classic_File2716 on
Female version of Joker 2 incoming ?
UnderwoodsNipple on
My (real) IMAX had like under 15 people total on a Friday night. Admittedly it’s not an IMAX movie but still interest seemed pretty low
Daydream_machine on
Going on a tangent, I wonder if WB are regretting moving M Night Shyamalan’s new movie to the Valentine’s slot next year. They only did so because they were so confident in Wuthering Heights doing well this weekend.
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OldToe6517 on
Despite everyone saying that the inaccuracy of this adaptation was only disapproved by terminally online people, it seems like the backlash is having an affect. That makes me worried for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia, who I actually think is a good screenwriter, though she seems to be taking a lot of liberties with this one and idk if it’s gonna work out.
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Total collapse.
This just keeps sinking. Deadline had it at 40M-50M, and Variety had it at 50M-55M. Now it might not hit 40M.
I think this will be a bad year for WB overall. Looking at their slate, nothing other than Dune: Messiah stands out.
Warner Bros outside LuckyChap offices asking for Barbie 2 come Tuesday:
https://preview.redd.it/p3ed59cgjejg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db341657951f60ba5275e9caef5ff4df94bb7bc8
Maybe give better filmmakers this kind of budget and marketing push?
Robbie just can’t catch a break.
I initially thought this would hit 80M DOM and then when it seemed to be blowing up thought it would easily blow past 100M and maybe even go to 150-200M. But now I’m thinking I’m gonna be closer with my initial prediction.
Very interested to see what this does on the Valentine’s day Saturday to see if it has drawn a ton of audiences who would have gone on Thursday/Friday otherwise or not
Oh geez… not those numbers getting lower from its 4 day estimate of $40M now looks like another lower numbers then expected
It’s amazing how every single fucking movie that’s not Housemaid or Iron Lung since November has dramatically underperformed domestically. Badlands past weekend 1, Wicked 2, Zootopia 2(though late legs saved this one), Avatar, Bone Temple, Send Help past weekend 1, now this. Even Marty Supreme ain’t making its budget back. Most of these had terrific audience scores too.
What is going on?? Yes ik the economy ain’t great but 2022 was significantly worse with inflation, as was the first half of 2023 best I recall, and it wasn’t near this bad. I really wonder if maybe this year everyone is just saving for Mario, Spidey, Moana, Toy Story, and Doomsday and the rest is just noise.
At least Scream 7 is looking to be an overperformance but who knows at this rate. I may just be dooming too hard as well, we are still early in the year.
Well this balloon deflated quickly.
Hollywood should just stick to the source material. Gerwig’s Narnia is next
Movie unseen, but… Gen Z hates sex
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That second weekend drop is gonna be rough too. Usually dramas may not have big drops but between the hype associated with this and it being Valentine’s Day weekend… I mean it’ll be rough
Below 150M WW finish ?
I knew it. everyone was super high on it from presale and not realizing how core that front loaded base is and that everything about this screamed bad WOM. those initial $50m+ predictions are looking insane now
I was surprised this came out so suddenly. Felt like there wasn’t proper marketing for it.
The age of inaccurate adaptations is over
I noticed people in Toronto are flocking to see Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (almost sold out shows) or Goat. Hardly anyone seeing Wuthering Heights.
Not my type of movie and something I won’t see just curious why is the WOM so bad? Bad script? Bad adaptation? ?false adver? Just curious
Weren’t people talking $40-$50M plus?
Weren’t people saying “don’t underestimate the female audience, remember Barbie. This is gonna overindex big time”?
What now?
So…after 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple…Wuthering Heights is the SECOND film of 2026 that was consistently pegged, hyped and predicted for a certain level of performance only to do the whole “oh hey its actually kinda soft”
Cue all of the “it is honestly performing exactly as it should/exactly as expected” comments…
I bet Saturday won’t be that strong either.
It’s a mediocre movie and an awful adaptation of the book. They oversold this as an erotic romance, bucking on people wanting to see Robbie and Elordi in steamy love scenes.
Female version of Joker 2 incoming ?
My (real) IMAX had like under 15 people total on a Friday night. Admittedly it’s not an IMAX movie but still interest seemed pretty low
Going on a tangent, I wonder if WB are regretting moving M Night Shyamalan’s new movie to the Valentine’s slot next year. They only did so because they were so confident in Wuthering Heights doing well this weekend.
Despite everyone saying that the inaccuracy of this adaptation was only disapproved by terminally online people, it seems like the backlash is having an affect. That makes me worried for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia, who I actually think is a good screenwriter, though she seems to be taking a lot of liberties with this one and idk if it’s gonna work out.