Glen Powell's Twisters kickstarts with $80 million opening weekend; surpasses Godzilla X Kong in North America
5 months ago

Glen Powell's Twisters kickstarts with $80 million opening weekend; surpasses Godzilla X Kong in North America

Hindustan Times  

Twisters beats Godzilla X Kong at domestic box office As the weekend approached, the film was expected to earn between $50 million and $55 million. Twisters had the third biggest opening weekend of the year, surpassing “Godzilla vs. Kong”, but coming in behind “Inside Out 2” and “Dune: Part Two”. Geln Powell's Twisters ends box office deficit Even though Twisters quickly became the top movie in the country, it faced tough comparisons to the same weekend in 2023. However, after a slow start to the summer, the box office is finally gaining momentum thanks to several highly successful blockbuster movies like Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4, and A Quiet Place: Day One.

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‘Twisters’ tears through Oklahoma on the big screen. Moviegoers in the state are buying up tickets
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Twisters’ tears through Oklahoma on the big screen. Moviegoers in the state are buying up tickets

Associated Press  

MOORE, Okla. — Grace Evans lived through one of the most powerful and deadly twisters in Oklahoma history: a roaring top-of-the-scale terror in 2013 that plowed through homes, tore through a school and killed 24 people in the small suburb of Moore. “The people who live in Tornado Alley have a certain defiance towards mother nature,” he said, “almost like …

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms
5 months ago

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

The Hindu  

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling Twisters to a blockbuster opening. “We’re seriously over-indexing between coasts which is fun to see as well.” Its overperformance recalled Oppenheimer’s debut last year on the same weekend. “I think the word of mouth on this movie is going to be exceptional.” The Universal, Warner Bros. and Amblin production cost $155 million …

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms
5 months ago

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

Associated Press  

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “ Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening. Part of the push included a country music heavy soundtrack, with a new Luke Combs single “Aint No Love in Oklahoma” which has racked up more than 56 million audio streams. Third place went to another animated juggernaut: Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” now …

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms
5 months ago

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But there are also important differences: “Oppenheimer” was 3-hours …

‘Twisters’ storms the box office, whipping up $80 million in ticket sales
5 months ago

‘Twisters’ storms the box office, whipping up $80 million in ticket sales

LA Times  

“Twisters” ripped up the box office field this weekend, churning out about $80.5 million in domestic ticket sales in its inaugural weekend, according to market research firm Comscore. Lee Isaac Chung’s standalone sequel of the beloved 1996 film — this time starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos — landed in first place for the weekend, easily surpassing initial …

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roars to an $80 million box office opening
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roars to an $80 million box office opening

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what has been a …

’Godzilla vs. Kong’ stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening
3 years, 8 months ago

’Godzilla vs. Kong’ stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening

Live Mint  

With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. Godzilla vs. Kong scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48.5 million since opening Wednesday, even as it was simultaneously streaming at home. The studio didn't offer viewing data Sunday but said Godzilla vs. Kong had …

With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box office
3 years, 8 months ago

With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box office

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Once again, mayhem and mass destruction is back at the box office. Opening-day ticket sales on Wednesday for “Godzilla vs. Kong” totaled $9.6 million, Warner Bros. said Thursday — a single-day pandemic record and more than most 2020-2021 opening weekend hauls. “It’s a good omen that the tastes of the consumer have not shifted so much that …

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