Twisters Wrangles Astonishing Box Office Figures Over Opening Weekend

Disaster movies are back, and they're making an impact at the box office as this weekend's big opener was the Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones-led Twisters from director Lee Isaac Chung.

The $80.5 million domestic opening makes it the biggest opening weekend ever for a disaster film and the second biggest for a live-action film this year, as per Discussing Film.

On top of this, Twisters also made an additional $42.7 million at the international box office, for a worldwide total of $123.2 million.

It's an impressive opening for the reboot, taking inspiration from Jan de Bont's Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton-led Twister.

When de Bont's film hit theaters in 1996, it took $41 million domestically during its opening weekend, which – with inflation – matches the figure we saw this weekend for Twisters.

Twister went on to gross $494.5 million worldwide, which equates to $990.3 million in 2024.

Does this mean Twisters is on the same path for success? It's hard to tell, but the film is certainly making a splash among Millennial and Gen-Z audiences who grew up watching Twister and even just those who want to see what Hollywood's latest heartthrob – Glen Powell – delivers in this role.

Audiences are loving what they're seeing because Twisters sits with a 92% audience score for now against a Certified Fresh critics score of 72%. However, there's an ongoing dispute right now, with people asking the question: Why is there no kissing in Twisters?