It’s been a strong weekend at the box office – especially for Sam Raimi’s new comedy-horror movie Send Help, which is continuing to outperform (despite initial plans to send the film straight to streaming).
Send Help had an unusually low 0.8% drop at the box office in its third weekend in theaters, with a projected taking of $9 million. That would take the movie’s total to $50 million in the US and $74 million worldwide since its release on January 30. Not bad, considering the flick had a budget of $40 million.
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, meanwhile, has debuted at the number one box office spot with $82 million worldwide after hitting theaters on February 13 – despite a lukewarm reception from critics (the movie currently holds a score of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 244 reviews).
The director’s follow-up to 2023’s Saltburn is inspired by Emily Brontë’s 19th-century Gothic novel of the same name and stars Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie as doomed lovers Heathcliff and Cathy.