The film about hunters of tornados Twisters It was the highest grossing film this weekend in USAgrossing $80.5 million from 4,151 theaters, according to industry estimates released today, July 21.
That’s about $30 million more than analysts had anticipated and makes it the biggest opening for an action movie so far this summer.
His good performance recorded Oppenheimer last year. There are certainly similarities: Both studies are Universal, and they have similar numbers. But there are also important differences: Oppenheimer It was three hours long, had an R rating (Twisters It’s PG-13 and it’s a historical film, and that’s without mentioning the simultaneous release of another popular film: Barbie.
Twistersmeanwhile, is a franchise. It may not be a direct sequel to Twister (1996), but it benefits from the brand name. The original film, directed by Jan de Bont and starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, was a financial success at the time and has become more appreciated over time. This new version, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, has none of the characters from the original and has a new team of tornado chasers.
It opened last weekend in some markets internationally and continued its expansion this weekend. Globally, its earnings are estimated at 574.4 million dollars.
The film, a production of Universal, Warner Bros. and Amblin, cost an estimated $200 million to produce, with millions more spent on promoting it. It was accompanied by a soundtrack heavy on country music, featuring a song by Luke Combs, Aint No Love in Oklahoma, which has accumulated more than 56 million streamsThe entire soundtrack—featuring performances by Bailey Zimmerman, Tucker Wetmore, Tanner Adell, Lainey Wilson, Tyler Childers, Thomas Rhett and Miranda Lambert—has amassed more than $75 million streams.
Critics were mixed, but mostly positive. Audiences gave it an A- on CinemaScore and 4.5 stars on PostTrak, suggesting that word-of-mouth will be good. Another interesting thing: 24% of moviegoers polled by PostTrack said actor Glen Powell was a draw.
Twisters The film has also sparked controversy online, partly because climate change is never explicitly mentioned, and partly because of the lack of a kiss between Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. A video showing the kiss that was scrapped in the editing process has resurfaced on social media.
Universal also had the second highest grossing film with Despicable Me 4which is in its third weekend, added $23.8 million in North America, where it is still playing in more than 4,000 theaters, for a domestic total of $259.5 million.
Estimated top 10 grossing films Friday through Sunday in the U.S. and Canada, according to Comscore:
1. Twisters – $80.5 million.
2. Despicable Me 4 – $23.8 million.
3. Inside Out 2 – $12.8 million.
4. Longlegs – $11.7 million.
5. A Quiet Place: Day One – $6.1 million.
6. Fly Me to the Moon – $3.4 million.
7. Bad Boys: Ride or Die – $2.7 million.
8. Bad Newz – $1.1 million.
9. MaXXXine – $819.242.
10. The Bikeriders – $700.000.
FUENTE: AP