Love Hurtshas passed a significant box office milestone. The new action-comedy movie stars Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan as Marvin Gable, a realtor whose past as a violent hitman resurfaces when his supposedly dead former flame Rose (Ariana DeBose) comes back to town on Valentine’s Day. The star-studded cast also includes Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Rhys Darby, Cam Gigandet, Sean Astin, and Drew Scott. TheLove Hurtsreleasekicked off the weekend before Valentine’s Day, debuting at No. 3 below fellow holiday-themed new releaseHeart Eyes.
PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,Love Hurtsis projected to earn a 3-day total of $4.9 million over the course of its sophomore weekend, with a 4-day total of $5.6 million over the Presidents' Day holiday. This is set to push its cumulative domestic total to $13.5 million by the end of Monday, making itthe 10th 2025 release to cross the $10 million milestoneat the domestic box office alongside the new release blockbustersCaptain America: Brave New WorldandPaddington in Peru.
What This Means For Love Hurts
It Is Still Struggling To Break Even
WhileLove Hurtshas passed this important milestone, it still has a long way to climb. TheKe Huy Quan moviehas a reported budget of $18 million, which means thatit most likely needs to earn $45 million in order to break evenin theaters. That total has only been surpassed by a few 2025 movies worldwide so far, namely DreamWorks’Dog Man($69.2 million), the crime movie sequelDen of Thieves: Pantera($54.6 million), and the superhero blockbusterCaptain America: Brave New World(which is projected to open with $87 million at the domestic box office alone).
Because theaters keep half of ticket sales and marketing costs are not factored into production budgets, movies' break-even points are typically two and a half times their budgets.
So far, it is not looking like the movie will be able to hit that target.Love Hurtsreviewshave been dismal, earning ita devastating Rotten Tomatoes score of just 18%. While audiences are enjoying the movie more, giving it a Fresh 61% score on the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter, it saw a 16% drop over Valentine’s Day weekend despite its holiday-themed storyline. It will likely drop even more in the weeks to come, once the holiday that it is linked to is officially out of general audiences' minds.
Our Take On The Love Hurts Box Office Milestone
It Could Do Well In The Long Run
Ultimately, it could take a long time forLove Hurtsto break even, if it ever accomplishes this. However,one thing that could help is its performance over the years on VOD and streaming, as the movie’s Valentine’s Day setting could lead audiences to discover or rewatch it annually on and around February 14. However, this slow and steady approach will not help its current theatrical situation, which will need a boost through the end of February if it hopes to come close to breaking even.
