411 Box Office Report: GOAT Pulls Ahead Of Wuthering Heights To Claim Victory

GOAT may have lost last weekend to Wuthering Heights at the box office, but it switched it up for the #1 spot this time around. The Sony Pictures Animation film took in $17 million over the weekend for the top spot. That’s down an admirable 38% from last weekend’s $26 million three-day take.

GOAT is well-positioned for success at this point, with $58.3 million domestically and $102.3 million worldwide. It still has a bit to go before it recoups its $80 million production budget, but as of now it’s looking like that will happen. Assuming its legs continue to hold out, GOAT should be able to make it to $85 million to $90 million domestically by the end of its run and will be considered a success by the studio.

Wuthering Heights suffered a heavier fall than GOAT, but it’s still doing just fine. The Emerald Fennell-directed adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel added $14.2 million to its tally, down 57% from last weekend’s opening weekend.

We noted last week that the film would likely be somewhat frontloaded, and that proved to be the case. The cost of this one was high at an $80 million budget, but it’s making people swoon overseas as well in the US. The movie now has $60 million domestically and $151.7 million worldwide, with the stateside final number likely to come in somewhere around $90 million. That will be enough for the Warner Bros. production to end up a success when it’s all said and done.

Coming in at #3 was I Can Only Imagine 2. The sequel to the 2018 faith-based drama landed below the low teens start that most expected it to do coming into the weekend. By comparison, the first film opened to $17 million on its way to a smashing $83.5 million final domestic take.

Sequels to faith-based films don’t often become breakout hits. Case in point: the God’s Not Dead franchise, which started out strong in 2014 and petered out with successive entries. Lionsgate was hoping that lightning would strike twice here, and it was not to be. Critics were okay with it with a 62% Rotten Tomatoes aggregated score, while audiences who saw it (as expected) loved it at a 99% RT audience score and A+ CinemaScore. The problem here was trying to bring in audiences outside of the target demo, which just didn’t happen

That’s not to say that I Can Only Imagine 2 is going to be a big money loser. In fact, it should be in good shape for Lionsgate thanks to the $8 million production budget and targeted marketing. The film should be able to make it to around $20 million in the US, which will be enough for it to be profitable. It’s just not going to be a smash hit — and that’s okay.

Crime 101 took the biggest hit in the top 10, falling 60% in its second frame to $5.8 million. That’s not exactly what Amazon MGM Studios was hoping for with this expensive neo-noir crime thriller. But as usual, the studio is banking on it being another film that they can add to Prime Video to boost subscriptions.

Thrillers like Crime 101 don’t tend to have particularly strong legs, so this was somewhat expected, especially since the film opened slightly above expectations last weekend. With its $90 million budget, it will be a financial loss in theaters; it has just $24.7 million domestically and $46.3 million worldwide. But it’s a loss leader anyway, so Amazon isn’t going to be too concerned about it. It should end its run around $35 million in the US.

Send Help slipped 49% in its fourth weekend, bringing in another $4.5 million. The Sam Raimi-directed comedic thriller looks very good with $55.5 million stateside and $83 million worldwide. On a $40 million budget that’s quite solid. It is still looking on part for around $65 million.

How To Make a Killing opened at #6, cutting into Crime 101 and Send Help’s audience to small degrees with $3.6 million. That’s… not great for a film that was hoping to open closer to $10 million. The dark comedy thriller from John Patton Ford fell fully under the radar and failed to attract an audience as a result.

The film, which stars Glen Powell and is loosely inspired by the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets, comes from StudioCanal and was released by A24. It fell short with critics at a 47% RT critic aggregate — but more importantly, fans were kind of lukewarm on it. A 77% RT audience rating is fine, but not awe-inspiring. And with so many other thrillers in the marketplace right now — including Send Help’s higher-profile comedic vibes — few people were particularly into checking this one out.

The good news for A24 is that they didn’t pay much for it, with a $5 million pickup cost (the total production budget was $40 million). They also didn’t pour much into marketing, so their hope is to make money once it hits digital. It’s not going to be successful against its budget, but A24 should come out fine. The final domestic gross will be somewhere around $8 million.

NEON hit #7 with EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. The Baz Luhrmann-directed documentary, a follow-up to his hit 2022 biopic of The King of Rock & Roll, grossed $3.3 million. That’s very good for a documentary on the whole.

EPiC is scoring with critics at a 96% RT aggregate score; audiences also love it with a 99% RT audience rating. As a documentary it will slip off the charts quicky but at a $5.3 million worldwide take it’s doing quite well for NEON.

Solo Mio was down 60% in its third weekend, grossing $2.6 million. The Angel Studios romcom is now at $21.8 million domestically against a budget of just $4 million, a very decent hit. It is probably set to finish out close to $30 in the US.

Zootopia 2 eased 40% in its 13th weekend as it scored another $2.3 million. The blockbuster animated sequel continues to climb with $423.9 million and $1.849 billion worldwide, just $200,000 from passing A Minecraft Movie to become highest domestic grossing film of 2025. Its budget was $150 million, making it a megahit.

Avatar: Fire & Ash closed out the top 10, down 49% in its 10th weekend for $1.8 million. James Cameron’s Avatar threequel now has $399.4 million domestically and $1.474 billion worldwide, a hit against a $400 million production budget.

Horror will reign at the box office again next weekend as Scream 7 arrives. The latest film in the slasher franchise is looking to target $40 million as the sole new release.

Box Office Top Ten (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)

1. GOAT – $17 million ($58.3 million total, $102.3 million WW)
2. Wuthering Heights – $14.2 million ($60 million total, $151.7 million WW)
3. I Can Only Imagine 2 – $8 million ($8 million total, $8 million WW)
4. Crime 101 – $5.8 million ($24.7 million total, $46.3 million WW)
5. Send Help – $4.5 million ($55.5 million total, $83 million WW)
6. How To Make a Killing – $3.6 million ($3.6 million total, $3.6 million WW)
7. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – $3.3 million ($3.3 million total, $5.3 million WW)
8. Solo Mio – $2.6 million ($21.8 million total, $21.8 million WW)
9. Zootopia 2 – $2.3 million ($423.9 million total, $1.849 billion WW)
10. Avatar: Fire & Ash – $1.8 million ($399.4 million total, $1.474 billion WW)