"Twisters" shakes up the box office in opening weekend debut!
Twisters, a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster film, Twister. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar® nominated writer-director of Minari, Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos as equal forces, with opposing motivations, who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.
Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Carter, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (played by Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.
As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler, Javi and their crews find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.
Twisters debuted nationally in theaters on July 19, 2024. The film made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal, Warner Bros. and Amblin production cost $155 million to produce. Although none of the characters from the 1996 film reprise their role, this new film is considered a part of a franchise and the movie seems to have benefited from the love and popularity of its predecessor.
Twisters has a 92% audience score according to Rotten Tomatoes. Whether it’s good writing, provided nostalgia, Daisy’s charm, or Powell’s charisma that has propelled this film to new heights, it certainly seems that the right mix was brewed well in order to make this film become a summer box office success.
Twisters features an exciting new cast, including Brandon Perea, Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Harry Hadden-Paton, David Corenswet, Daryl McCormack, Tunde Adebimpe, Katy O’Brian, Nik Dodani, Kiernan Shipka and Paul Scheer.
Ahead of the films opening weekend debut, Twisters was projected to generate $50 million to $55 million. It’s the third biggest opening weekend of the year behind “Inside Out 2” ($154 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million) and ahead of “Godzilla x Kong” ($80 million). Instead, the film surpassed that reaching 80.5 million in its opening weekend.
It’s safe to say that Twisters has taken the box office by storm!
Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and is produced by Oscar® nominee Frank Marshall and by Patrick Crowley. Twisters a Universal Pictures is rated PG-13 and has a run time of 122 minutes.
Catch Twisters playing now in a theatre near you!