Based on early reviews, Twisters looks like it will surpass the mediocre critical score of the 1996 original movie, but it will be much harder for the stand-alone sequel to surpass Twister’s record-breaking box office receipts. Twister, a 1996 catastrophe film co-written by Jurassic Park novelist Michael Crichton, is still regarded as one of the greatest ever.
The Oscar-nominated picture’s groundbreaking use of real effects and computer graphics at the time gave viewers a very emotional sense of the impending peril posed by storms. Universal Pictures approved a stand-alone sequel to Twister as long as his conflicting feelings of exhilaration and fear hold true.
The cast of Twisters, which is directed by Lee Isaac Chung, replaces the energetic but unskilled storm chasers and researchers from the original film with a jaded meteorologist named Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and a storm chaser named Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who is well-known on social media.
A buddy named Javi (Anthony Ramos) entices Kate, who is troubled by her past, to return to the field in order to test a novel tracking device that might save lives. Kate and the ever-careless Tyler cross paths frequently during storm season until the two storm chasers become entangled in a scary multi-storm system that is convergent over central Oklahoma.
Twister Was the Second-highest Grossing Film in 1996
With a $90 million budget, the true story-inspired Twister made an astounding $495.7 million, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1996. With its May 10 release, Twister became the biggest opening weekend of the year, surpassing the record held by Nathan Lane and Robin Williams’ comedy The Birdcage.
Twister finally made a total of $241.7 million at the North American box office alone after crossing the $100 million mark in just two weeks. In the end, Twister became the second highest-grossing movie of the year, defeating blockbusters like Space Jam and Mission: Impossible.
Although Twister didn’t surpass Will Smith’s record-breaking Independence Day, it did solidify its place as a beloved summer blockbuster.
Twister’s record-breaking $817.4 million global revenue did not surpass Will Smith’s record-breaking Independence Day, but it did solidify its place as a summertime classic. Twisters’ storyline undoubtedly borrows from the 1996 movie, which stars Helen Hunt as tornado-obsessed meteorologist Jo Harding, a storm-chaser who shares Kate Cooper’s haunting memories of a terrible storm from her past.
Twisters is a standalone sequel set in the same universe as Twister, and its success at the box office is probably due to its strong narrative structure.
Twisters May Still Beat The Box Office Record Of The Original Twister
The standalone sequel will probably gross more than the 1996 movie, considering how much money Twisters needs to make at the box office. The film’s enormous $200 million budget, which grew significantly, is largely responsible for its success. This is probably because of the elaborate special effects and production design required to create a credible disaster movie in 2024.
Nevertheless, Twisters will probably need to earn at least $400 million at the box office in order to cover its marketing expenses and budget. The disaster film needs to gross between $500 and $600 million in order to be a true financial success and become the newest summer blockbuster in 2024.
Twisters Most Likely Won’t Beat Dune 2 Or Inside Out 2
Twisters is expected to gross between $45 and $50 million on its first weekend of release in the US and Canada, barely missing out on the $82.5 million opening haul of Dune: Part Two and far behind the astounding $295 million opening weekend of Inside Out 2. With a $1.36 billion box office haul, Inside Out 2 is currently the highest-grossing film of the year.
Nevertheless, Twisters may be able to gain enough traction in the first few weeks of release to eventually overtake $712 million-grossing Dune 2. Should that happen, Twisters will surpass Twister’s 1996 record and rank as the second highest-grossing film of 2024.
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