Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling Twisters to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit rang up $80.5 million in ticket sales from.
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling Twisters to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit rang up $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s about $30 million more than analysts expected initially and makes for the biggest opening of a live-action movie yet this summer, the AP reports. Its overperformance recalled the debut of Oppenheimer last year on the same weekend; similarities include the studio, Universal, and the numbers.
