“Twisters” arrives at No.1 in US and PH, storms into the third biggest box office opening weekend of the year with $80.5M

MANILA, July 22, 2024 – Nature’s fury rocked the global box office as “Twisters” stormed into North American and Philippine theaters at No.1, nabbing third-biggest opening of 2024 in the US with a sensational $80.5-million.

Academy Award nominee Lee Isaac Chung charts a thrilling new course for the ‘Twisters’ franchise

“Twisters,” a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, “Twister.” storms into Philippine cinemas starting July 17. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of “Minari,” “Twisters” stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.