The movie Twisters is taking the North American box office by storm since its release on July 19. According to Variety, the project by Korean director Lee Isaac Chung has earned more than 32 million USD (about 810 billion VND) on its first day of release. Based on the current ticket sales rate, the movie is likely to surpass the 75 million USD mark this weekend, beating Despicable Me 4 ($74 million) to become the 4th best opening of the year. The works ranked above are Inside Out 2 ($154 million), Dune: Part Two ($82 million) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($80 million).
This achievement far exceeded the experts' predictions. With a budget of 200 million USD, Twisters promises to be profitable if it continues to maintain this impressive performance at the box office next week. However, the film will have to face the superhero blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, which will be released next weekend.
Twisters is considered a spin-off of the 1996 film of the same name. This time, the story follows weather researcher Kate Cooper (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones). One day, she decides to move from New York to her hometown of Oklahoma to test a storm tracking system. Here, Kate meets Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), a guy famous on social media for his videos of chasing storms and tornadoes. Together, the two discover a big storm is coming and work together to limit the disaster.
When it was first released, Twisters received a lot of skepticism from the audience because the theme of natural disaster films was no longer popular with the audience. The work scored points with realistic special effects, which were invested carefully and meticulously. The crew spent a lot of time researching real storms and tornadoes in Oklahoma to have a detailed view of this natural phenomenon. Director Lee Isaac Chung applied this scientific knowledge to recreate realistic visual effects instead of abusing CGI technology.
Many international film sites have praised Twisters as one of the projects with the best visuals of the year. The work is also predicted to be one of the candidates for the special effects category at the upcoming Oscar awards.
In addition, the well-rounded performance of the cast, especially the male lead Glen Powell, is considered another highlight of the film. This 35-year-old male god is a rising star in Hollywood. In recent years, he has continuously appeared in many notable projects such as Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone But You, Hit Man…