Universal has called the domestic opening for the Lee Isaac Chung directed Twisters at $80.5M as we told you last night. That’s 60% ahead of the $50M+ that tracking was spotting.
The rebounding post-strike summer at the box office continues to see actual opening ticket sales bury any piece of tracking.
Exclaimed Universal Domestic Distribution Boss Jim Orr, “Lee Isaac Chung crafted an incredibly engaging summer tentpole in Twisters that is, and it has to be said, taking the domestic box office by storm this weekend. Our magnetic and hard-working cast led by Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos bring this tense tale to life, a story that must be seen on a big movie screen in a darkened theatre where the immersive sound and visuals transport audiences directly into the fury and destructive power of these storms.”
While this was a movie meant for everyone, to Universal’s delight, Twisters overperformed with the middle of the country blasting bast their 52-week norm comps. Such over indexing markets for the Mark L. Smith written, Michael Crichton-conceived IP were Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City (more than 200% over norm), San Antonio, Nashville, Kansas City and St. Louis. The No. 1 theater as we told you was the Regal Warren in Moore, OK (suburb of Oklahoma City).
Check out our deep-dive into Universal’s campaign for Twisters here.
Updated chart:
1.) Twisters (Uni/WB) 4,151 theaters, Fri $32.2M, Sat $27.5M Sun $20.7M 3-day $80.5M/Wk 1
2.) Despicable Me 4 (Uni) 4,112 (-337) theaters, Fri $7.3M Sat $9.5M Sun $7M 3-day $23.8M (-45%), Total $259.5M/Wk 3
3.) Inside Out 2 (Dis) 3,625 (-190) theaters Fri $3.8M Sat $5.2M Sun $3.8M 3-day $12.8M (-36%) Total $596.3M/Wk 6
4.) Longlegs (NEON) 2,850 (+340) theatres, Fri $3.8M (-62%) Sat $4.6M Sun $3.2M 3-day $11.7M (-48%), Total $44.6M/Wk 2
5.) A Quiet Place: Day One (Par) 2,913 (-465) theaters, Fri $1.9M Sat $2.5M Sun $1.6M 3-day $6.1M (-46%), Total $127.6M/Wk 4
6.) Fly Me to the Moon (App/Sony) 3,356 locations, Fri $960K Sat. $1.3M Sun $995K 3-day $3.3M (-65%) Total $16.3M/Wk 2
7.) Bad Boys Ride or Die (Sony) 1,716 (-484) theaters, Fri $735K Sat $1.1M Sun $800K, 3-day $2.6M (-38%), Total $189.2M/Wk 7
8.) Bad Newz (Moviegoer) 477 theaters, Fri $353K Sat $387K Sun $329K 3-day $1M/Wk 1
9.) MaXXXine (A24) 1,038 (-1,332) theaters, Fri $268K Sat $314K Sun $239K, 3-day $819K (-60%) Total $13.9M/Wk 3
10.) Bikeriders (Foc) 308 (-416) Fri $280K Sat $300K Sun $120K 3-day $700K (+75%), Total $21.2M/Wk 5