Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights (2026) was produced for a reported $80 million and finished with about $84.0 million domestic and $241.7 million worldwide. The romance drama stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff. It was distributed by Warner Bros.
Pictures and opened in U.S. theaters February 13, 2026, with international play from February 11. The Valentine's timing shaped its opening and its long run.
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- What did it cost to make and sell?
- How big was opening weekend?
- Where did the final total come from?
- Did it make money for Warner Bros.?
What did it cost to make and sell?
The production budget was a reported $80 million from MRC, LuckyChap Entertainment and Lie Still, before marketing costs, according to Wikipedia and its cited industry reporting in the film page. That figure covers making the film, not selling it.
Warner Bros. additionally spent about $100 million on global marketing, according to Collider. That put total investment near $180 million, so break-even required much more than the production budget alone.
How big was opening weekend?
The film opened to $34.8 million domestically over the three-day Valentine's weekend, about $40 million over the four-day holiday, with $76.8 million globally. It topped the domestic box office, BoxOfficePro reported in its weekend box-office report.
That start gave Warner Bros. a holiday winner with a romance audience. It also set up a run that depended on holds and overseas markets.
Where did the final total come from?
Final earnings split heavily outside North America. The useful breakdown is: The worldwide result made it 2026's fifth-highest-grossing film at that point and the year's highest-grossing romance drama, according to ComingSoon.net in its streaming-release report. Overseas audiences were decisive.
- Domestic: about $84.0 million, shared by Warner Bros. and exhibitors
- International: about $157.7 million, roughly 65% of the total
- Worldwide: about $241.7 million
Did it make money for Warner Bros.?
After all costs, Warner Bros. netted an estimated $40 million profit, according to Dark Horizons.
The same account called it the studio's most successful 2026 title on that measure. That result supported a May 1 HBO Max streaming launch. Readers should tie any domestic or worldwide figure to its date and tracker, because totals revised from about $190 million to over $240 million during the run.