Another quiet frame at the box office, and Emerald Fennel's 'Wuthering Heights' is set to hang onto the crown for a second straight weekend. Friday belonged to it again, and the weekend picture looks the same.
Friday snapshot and weekend outlook
- 'Wuthering Heights' — $4.6 million on Friday, Feb. 20 (down 56% from last Friday). Weekend projected at $14.2 million, pushing it to $60 million domestic after two weeks.
- 'GOAT' (Sony Animation) — $3.8 million Friday; weekend landing in the $13–$14 million range.
- 'I Can Only Imagine 2' (Lionsgate, faith-based) — $3.75 million opening day; weekend estimates at $8–$9 million and a likely firm hold on the No. 3 slot.
- 'How to Make a Killing' (A24) — $1.6 million opening day; weekend projected at $3.2 million.
- 'Crime 101' (Amazon MGM) — $1.53 million Friday and neck-and-neck with 'How to Make a Killing' for the No. 4 finish.
The read on momentum
Last weekend rode the Valentine's/Presidents' Day bump, with 'Wuthering Heights', 'GOAT', and 'Crime 101' all debuting into healthier business. This weekend is softer. 'Wuthering Heights' has some mixed word of mouth tugging on its legs, but it still looks like the clear weekend winner.
Meanwhile, 'GOAT' is quietly building a real chase. By Sunday, it's expected to sit in the $53–$54 million domestic range, just a few million behind 'Wuthering Heights'' $60 million cume and close enough to make things interesting soon.
New arrivals: faith audience turns out, A24 feels the pinch
'I Can Only Imagine 2' opened well for its lane, though current estimates point under the $17 million debut of the 2018 original. Matching that first film's $83 million domestic finish would take a small miracle given how moviegoing has shifted since COVID, but this start keeps it competitive.
On the other hand, 'How to Make a Killing' is a tougher story. With a reported $40 million budget, expectations were higher than a $3.2 million weekend. It also marks Glen Powell's second commercial and critical stumble in recent months after 'The Running Man' last November. Powell's back this fall with 'The Great Beyond' from J.J. Abrams on Nov. 13, 2026.
Elsewhere on the charts
Limited release highlight: 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' banked $1.4 million from just 325 screens, the best per-theater average of the weekend at $4,307. On the other end, 20th Century Pictures' 'Psycho Killer' opened ninth with $710,000 and a rough 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch.
What is next
Expect a pulse next weekend when 'Scream 7' slashes into theaters on Feb. 27. A week later, March kicks off with Pixar's 'Hoppers' and Warner Bros.' 'The Bride'.
