This film beat Kalki 2898 AD, Jawan, Animal's box office earnings in just four days; has no superstars but...
The latest summer blockbuster release Twisters has proved trade experts wrong with a bumper worldwide opening, crossing Rs 1000 crore in just the opening weekend
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling Twisters to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Box Offie Mojo put the film’s four-day haul in North America at $90 million and overseas collection at $44 million, which means that the film has earned $134 million worldwide in its first four days. This figure (Rs 1171 crore) is higher than the lifetime collections of recent Indian blockbusters like Pathaan (Rs 1048 crore), Jawan (Rs 1150 crore), and Animal (Rs 930 crore). Even the current sensation Kalki 2898 AD is behind it having earned just over Rs 1000 crore worldwide in under a month.
Twisters’ earnings over the first weekend came as a surprise to many. It was about $30 million more than analysts expected initially, and makes for the biggest opening of a live-action movie yet this summer. Its overperformance recalled Oppenheimer’s debut last year on the same weekend. There are some similiarities: The studio, Universal, and the numbers. But there are also important differences: Oppenheimer was 3-hours long, R-rated (Twisters is PG-13) and historical, not to mention the collective enthusiasm around its release date companion, Barbie. Twisters, meanwhile, is a franchise.
It may not be a direct sequel to Twister but it is benefiting from the brand recognition. The original Jan de Bont-directed film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton was a financial hit at the time and has only become more beloved over the years. This film, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, does not include any of the characters from the original and introduces a new crowd of storm chasers.
Critics were mixed but mostly positive about the 2-hour thriller. Audiences gave it an enthusiastic A- CinemaScore and 4.5 stars on PostTrak, suggesting word of mouth will be good. Also of note: 24% of moviegoers polled by PostTrack said actor Glen Powell was a main draw. “Twisters” has also whipped up some spirited online discourse and debate, some about the film not explicitly referencing climate change and some about the lack of a kiss between Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. A video showing the kiss that was left on the cutting room floor made the rounds on social media over the weekend.
With inputs from AP
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