Overview
- Emerald Fennell’s stylized adaptation has topped $150 million globally and remains the year’s highest-grossing English-language film, though it ceded the domestic weekend to the animated hit GOAT.
- The film passed $100 million roughly 10 days into release after recouping its reported $80 million production budget in opening weekend.
- Rotten Tomatoes shows a critic score around 59% versus an audience score near 77%, reflecting polarized views of the film’s chic design, explicit sexuality, and pared-down narrative.
- Casting and representation choices, including presenting Heathcliff as white and reframing themes of otherness, continue to draw criticism alongside praise for bold stylistic swings and a Charli XCX–driven soundtrack.
- Publishers report renewed engagement with Emily Brontë’s novel, with 2026 print sales surpassing 100,000 units to date and a surge in book-club discussions tied to the movie’s release.