Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Wuthering Heights” Is a Box-Office Winner as Brontë Tourism Booms

Fennell’s stylized reinterpretation is dividing reviewers.

Overview

  • After 10 days in theaters, the film has grossed $152 million worldwide on a reported $80 million budget, surpassing the global haul of RRR.
  • The Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth reports a “mind-blowing” influx of visitors, with staff noting a concurrent rise in first-time readers buying the novel.
  • Rotten Tomatoes figures reflect a split response, with critics at roughly 77 percent and audiences near 59 percent.
  • Emerald Fennell has framed the movie as a personal, non‑literal take on the novel, writing that a faithful adaptation feels “more or less impossible.”
  • The production leans on contemporary design choices—Charli XCX’s soundtrack, Jacqueline Duran’s costumes, and moorland locations—alongside a markedly more sexualized Catherine–Heathcliff dynamic that critics say trims key plotlines.