The twisters in Twisters are sucking up a lot of something, and it ain’t cows. No, it’s money, honey. The Glen Powell-starring film is raking in the big bucks. Find the latest on the non-disaster of a disaster film here.
Lookin’ good
July 19, 2024: Get on the Glen Powell train, choo choo, because it’s leaving the station! Quick, quick! It’s running away! Soon there will be no way to stop it! The box office for Twisters, the Twister sequel (now with an extra s and Glen Powell), is looking positively twist-mazing. The Lee Isaac Chung–directed film earned a strong $7 million in previews, a number that included Imax/PLF previews on Wednesday and previews on Thursday, according to Deadline. The movie is currently expected to earn anywhere from $40 million to $55 million in its opening week, but with that strong preview total, Deadline predicts it could move up to a $60 million opening. Brisket’s hard work is paying off.
Even better
July 22, 2024: This box-office tornado is bigger than meteorologists predicted. While most box-office experts predicted Twisters earning a respectable $60 million at most in its opening weekend, the appetite for Glen Powell’s charm and Daisy Edgar-Jones doing confusing accent work was larger than anticipated, with the film raking in $80.5 million, per The Hollywood Reporter. Yeehaw, pardner! That means the film is now the record holder for the highest-grossing opening weekend by any disaster movie, ever. And that includes everything in the tidal wave of disaster films in the ’90s. The people long for environmental villainy! Just keep it on screen.