Sony Pictures Animation's GOAT has edged out Warner Bros and MRC's Wuthering Heights at the domestic box office, taking the number one spot with $17 million in its second weekend, a 38% drop from its opening. The animated film now holds a $3.2 million lead over the R-rated period drama, which earned $14.2 million in the US and Canada, a 57% decline, bringing its domestic total to $60 million.
Globally, Wuthering Heights continues to perform strongly, adding $40.5 million from 77 markets this weekend, including $970,000 from IMAX screens, for a worldwide total of $151.7 million. GOAT has also done well internationally, with a global cumulative gross of $102.3 million, including $44 million from overseas.
The overall US and Canada box office for the post-Presidents Day weekend reached just over $79 million, up 2% from the same period last year. The 2026 year-to-date total stands at $1.05 billion, still 7% ahead of 2025, according to industry estimates.
Other notable openings include I Can Only Imagine 2, which debuted with $8 million despite an A+ CinemaScore and strong audience recommendations. The faith-based sequel played primarily in the Bible Belt, with the highest-grossing venue being Penn Cinema 14 in Pennsylvania, taking over $60,000 through Saturday.
A24's How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell, opened to a disappointing $3.56 million from 1,625 theaters. The dark comedy has a 47% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes but a 76% audience score. NEON's Baz Luhrmann-directed documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert performed well, earning $3.25 million from 325 locations, with a strong $10,000 per-theatre average, boosted by IMAX screenings.
In China, the box office has been booming over the New Year period, with the top five films grossing a combined $725.9 million since Tuesday. Leading the pack is racing movie Pegasus 3 with $387.6 million, followed by Zhang Yimou's spy thriller Scare Out ($116.2 million), fantasy epic Blades of the Guardians ($102.1 million), Bonnie Bears: The Hidden Protector ($94.2 million), and Jackie Chan's Panda Plan 2 ($25.8 million).
