Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Hits $123 Million Globally, ‘Despicable Me 4’ Surpasses $500 Million Mark
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Twisters” is taking the box office by storm, though it’s not resonating quite as strongly with international audiences.
The film, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic “Twister,” has whipped up $27.1 million from 76 foreign territories over the weekend and $42 million overseas in total. “Twisters” has been far more powerful at the domestic box office, though, where ticket sales ignited to $80.5 million.
Globally, the movie has grossed $123.2 million to date. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, this weekend’s biggest markets were the United Kingdom ($5.5 million), Mexico ($2.5 million), Australia ($2 million) and France ($1.9 million). “Twisters” misfired in China, earning a paltry $1.5 million in its debut.
Imax screens contributed $2.2 million internationally and $11.2 million globally for the weekend. “Twisters” cost $155 million to produce, not including the many millions in global marketing efforts.
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