This weekend at the global box office was the tale of two holdovers as “Wuthering Heights” waltzed to $150 million while “GOAT” hit the $100 million mark.
Director Emerald Fennell’s gothic romantic drama “Wuthering Heights,” which ceded the top spot in North America to “GOAT,” was No. 1 at the international box office with $26.3 million from 76 markets. In a theatrical surprise, the R-rated film has been a bigger draw overseas with ticket sales having climbed to $91.7 million to date. Top foreign territories include the United Kingdom with $22.5 million, Italy with $9.4 million and Australia with $8.3 million. So far, “Wuthering Heights” has grossed $151.7 million worldwide against an $80 million production budget.
“GOAT” captured second place with $17 million from 51 territories, representing 70% of its overseas footprint. Sony’s original animated adventure about an animal who aspires to be a basketball champion, has earned $44 million internationally. The U.K. is the highest-grossing market with $14.5 million, followed by Mexico with $3.4 million and France with $3 million. Along with $58 million at the domestic box office, “GOAT” has generated $102.3 million against a price tag of $80 million.
Elsewhere at the international box office, Amazon MGM’s heist thriller “Crime 101” added $6.2 million from 75 markets in its second weekend of release. The film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo, has stalled with $21.6 million overseas and $46.3 million worldwide. That’s a terrible result for the studio considering it spent $90 million to produce the film (and theater owners keep roughly 50% of ticket sales).
Outside of Hollywood releases, China’s comedy “Pegasus 3” is dominating with estimates of over $200 million during the Chinese New Year, a popular time for moviegoing in the country. The film is doing especially well in Imax with $21.7 million over the weekend, the second consecutive Chinese-language hit for the company after last year’s phenomenon “Ne Zha 2.”
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