{"id":362280,"date":"2026-03-02T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=412106"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:27:25","slug":"wuthering-heights-is-no-longer-the-highest-grossing-film-of-the-year-the-new-record-comes-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wuthering-heights-is-no-longer-the-highest-grossing-film-of-the-year-the-new-record-comes-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Wuthering Heights&#039; is no longer the highest-grossing film of the year: the new record comes from China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The movie <strong>Pegasus 3 has become the big box office phenomenon of 2026, accumulating a global total of 529.6 million dollars<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-movie-is-the-highest-grossing-of-the-year-earning-over-1-billion-dollars-and-is-now-coming-to-disney\" title=\"making it the highest-grossing film of the year.\">making it the highest-grossing film of the year.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Han Han, the film follows the story of Zhang Chi, a veteran car racer who leads a team in an international rally. Released in China on February 17 and in other markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia on February 23, Pegasus 3 has surpassed the previous leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/wuthering-heights-continues-to-wreak-havoc-it-has-already-grossed-150-million-dollars-at-the-box-office\" title=\"Wuthering Heights, which had achieved 192 million dollars.\">Wuthering Heights, which had achieved 192 million dollars.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pegasus 3 | Official Trailer | Experience It In IMAX\u00ae\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zNu476xN6Ao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stormy Pegasus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The evolution of&nbsp;Pegasus 3&nbsp;is remarkable, especially <strong>considering that it has only grossed 369.3 million dollars in China<\/strong>. However, the film is not without competition, as it has seen how&nbsp;Scream 7, the new chapter of the popular horror saga, has had the best opening of the series, reaching 97.2 million dollars globally and ranking fifth among the highest-grossing films of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenge posed by these releases, <strong>Pegasus 3 has the potential to compare with the great success of 2025, Ne Zha 2<\/strong>, which grossed $2.259 billion worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although analysts are cautious, some may consider that Pegasus 3 could reach a similar figure, although its long-term success will depend on how it continues at the international box office, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/movie-theaters-are-not-dead-well-at-least-imax\" title=\"where its IMAX release has been limited.\">where its IMAX release has been limited.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pegasus 3 | Official Trailer | Experience It In IMAX\u00ae\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zNu476xN6Ao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also noteworthy that the adaptation of the novel Hamnet, directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, remains strong in the Top 10 with $92.2 million, establishing itself as a contender in the race for the Oscars 2026. For now, <strong>the cinematic landscape of 2026 continues to evolve<\/strong>, and the coming weeks will be crucial in determining whether Pegasus 3 can maintain its leadership or will be surpassed by emerging titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movie Pegasus 3 has become the big box office phenomenon of 2026, accumulating a global total of 529.6 million dollars, which positions it as the highest-grossing film of the year. Directed by Han Han, the film follows the story of Zhang Chi, a veteran of car racing who leads a team in an international rally. Released in China on February 17 and in other markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia on February 23, Pegasus 3 has surpassed the previous leader, Wuthering Heights, which had achieved 192 million dollars. The evolution of Pegasus 3 is [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":362294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[19254,22818,5929],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-362280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cumbres-borrascosas","tag-pegasus-3","tag-taquilla","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362280"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362381,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362280\/revisions\/362381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362280"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=362280"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=362280"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=362280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}