Twisters On Track For A $72 Million Opening
Twisters has made a big impact at the box office, raking in $10.7 million in Thursday night previews as it gears up for a potential $72 million domestic debut.
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00:00The film, Twisters, is expected to exceed initial projections with tracking services
00:04forecasting a domestic opening weekend box office of $40-50 million.
00:09Some distributors even anticipate that the movie could surpass even the said estimates.
00:14If these projections come true, Twisters will claim the title of the highest domestic opening
00:19for a natural disaster movie without adjusting for inflation.
00:22The current record is held by Roland Emmerich's film, The Day After Tomorrow, which debuted
00:27with $68.44 million in 2004.
00:32Glenn Powell, Daisy Edgar Jones, and Anthony Ramos are at the forefront of the ensemble
00:36cast of Twisters, a film shot in Oklahoma by Minari filmmaker Lee Isaac.
00:41Universal Pictures, WV Pictures, and Amblin Entertainment are the driving forces behind
00:46the production, with Universal managing distribution within the U.S. and Warner Bros. overseeing
00:51the international distribution.
00:53Twisters debuts nearly three decades after the innovative film that paved the way for
00:57blending visual with practical effects.
01:00Featuring the late Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, and helmed by filmmaker Jean-Diep Bond, the
01:05original movie was a commercial powerhouse.
01:07It opened with $41 million and finished its theatrical release with $494.5 million globally.
01:14Twisters is poised to dominate the weekend facing off against box office hits Long Legs
01:19and Despicable Me 4.
01:20Despite the fierce competition, industry experts are confident in its ability to capture
01:25the audience's attention, all thanks to its star-studded cast and gripping storyline
01:29that it holds.
01:30Fans and critiques are eagerly awaiting to witness the storm that the Twisters is about
01:35to bring in.
01:36As the weekend approaches, all eyes will be on the box office to see if Twisters can achieve
01:41this monumental milestone or not.
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