‘Twisters’ looks set to beat original film in opening weekend box office
Twisters looks set to lay waste to the worldwide box office this weekend, with predictions that it will blow past its 1996 prequel’s success.The film was released in UK cinemas today (July 17), and will hit the US on Friday. Variety projects that it will bring in an estimated $50million (£38million) from North American theatres in its first weekend, based on its early takings from international territories.Its predecessor Twister, which came out in the summer of 1996, opened to a lofty $41million (unadjusted for inflation), the sixth biggest opening weekend ever to that point, eventually becoming the second highest grossing film of 1996, after Independence Day.Twisters cost $155million to produce, so will require a big return from the box office, but the early signs are that it will be a success, although it will face stiff competition from Deadpool & Wolverine, which arrives the following weekend.Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell star in the film as two opposing figures who are in thrall to the megastorms, until they find themselves in a fight for their lives in rural Oklahoma.Minari director Lee Isaac Chung has helmed it, and it saw its first trailer premiere during the prestigious Super Bowl halftime show.