Twisters Director Nearly Cut 1 Scene That Caused The Team To “Riot”
Summary
Twisters' box office opening is projected to beat the original movie. The upcoming standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film follows an all-new group of storm chasers who test a groundbreaking new tracking system and find themselves fighting for their lives as multiple tornadoes converge over central Oklahoma. WithMinari’s Lee Isaac Chung taking over as director, andThe Revenant’s Mark L. Smith writing the script, theTwisterscastincludes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane.
Now, ahead of its release on July 19, the first box office projections have arrived. According toVariety,Twistersis projected to make $50-$55 million in its opening weekendat the box office. If it does, it will easily beat the original 1996 movie which made $41 million in its opening weekend.
Twisters' Box Office Projections Explained
& What It Needs To Make
Twistersis projected to open to $50-$55 million, which is within the range of whatA Quiet Place: Day One($52 million) opened to late last month. Perhaps more impressively,Twisters' opening weekend is projected to beat its predecessor, which made $41 million in its opening weekend and went on to make $495 million worldwide, the second-highest-grossing film of 1996 behind fellow disaster filmIndependence Day($817 million). However,when adjusted for inflation, the original movie’s opening weekend would be approximately $82 million, and its total gross close to $1 billion.
Twisterswas produced on a budgetof $155-$200 million, meaning it will need to have a strong performance worldwide to justify that price tag. Generally, for a movie to be profitable, it needs to earn two and half times its production budget, meaningTwisterswill have to make approximately $385-500 million to be considered a box office success. The sequel has already earned around $12 million and counting from international markets which, when added to its projected opening weekend of $50-$55 million, it should be close to crossing the century mark worldwide by the end of its opening weekend.
After a slow start to the year, the 2024 box office has picked up withInside Out 2, the biggest hit of the year,Despicable Me 4, andLonglegs. If this trend continues,Twisterscould do some damage and end up performing very well in theaters. However, it only has one weekend to itself beforeDeadpool & Wolverinereleases on July 16, which is bound to be the biggest opening ever for an R-rated movie.
Twisters
Cast
A follow-up to the 1996 original film Twister, Twisters is a sequel set years after the original, said to be fast-tracked by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshal as producer. Little details exist about the film, but Helen Hunt is expected to reprise her role as Jo, with the film likely to pay homage to the late Bill Paxton.
