GOAT Crowds Out Wuthering Heights

It was a battle of the holdovers at the North American box office this weekend, with the family-friendly film GOAT edging out the R-rated Wuthering Heights. Sony Pictures Animation's GOAT took in $17 million, while Warner Bros.' Wuthering Heights earned $14.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Both films are in their second weekend. Overall, it was a quiet weekend at movie theaters, the AP reports, with new offerings all opening under $10 million. Those results applied to the faith-based sequel I Can Only Imagine 2, the Glen Powell black comedy How to Make a Killing, and the horror film Psycho Killer, which currently has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

One bright spot in theaters was Baz Luhrmann's immersive documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, which earned $3.3 million from only 325 locations in its limited IMAX release. That film expands to nationwide distribution on Feb. 27. GOAT dropped a slim 38% in its second weekend in theaters. The Stephen Curry-produced movie, about a small goat with big sports dreams (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin) has made over $58.3 million. Globally, its running total is at $102.3 million. Wuthering Heights fell 57% from its opening last weekend, bringing its domestic total to $60 million. Internationally it added $26.3 million, pushing its global total to $151.7 million against an $80 million production budget. The movie's top international market continues to be the UK, where it has made $22.5 million alone.

With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:

1. GOAT, $17 million.
2. Wuthering Heights, $14.2 million.
3. I Can Only Imagine 2, $8 million.
4. Crime 101, $5.8 million.
5. Send Help, $4.5 million.
6. How to Make a Killing, $3.6 million.
7. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, $3.3 million.
8. Solo Mio, $2.6 million.
9. Zootopia 2, $2.3 million.
10. Avatar: Fire and Ash, $1.8 million.