Weekend Box Office (02-22-26) - The Holdovers

Summary

The episode breaks down the latest domestic weekend box office, noting a modest dip for *Wuthering Heights* and a strong second‑week hold for *GOAT*. It highlights Disney’s *Zootopia 2* soaring to $423.9 million in the U.S., just shy of the top domestic earner of 2025, and its record $650 million China haul, while *Avatar: Fire and Ash* underperforms at just over $400 million domestically. The host also compares this weekend’s $79 million U.S. total to last year’s, emphasizing a broader, more diversified slate of releases across studios and genres that sustains the industry beyond any single tentpole.