Twisters is whipping up huge winds at the box office, with forecasters predicting a far better than expected domestic opening of $80.5 million in North America. Twisters arrives 28 years after Twister, the envelope-pushing feature that broke ground for marrying visual effects with practical effects. Overseas the film is coming in slightly behind expectations. It took in $27.1 million from 76 markets this weekend for a total of $42.7 million.
Universal and Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 raced past the $500 million mark globally. Domestically, it held at second place in its third outing with an estimated $23.8 million for a cume of $159.5 million. Overseas, the animated movie took in another $52 million from 79 markets for a worldwide haul of $574.4 million. Excluding China, the family pic is pacing on par with Minions and Minions: The Rise of Gru, and is ahead of the the last two Despicable Me films. (In recent days, the Despicable Me/Minions series became the first animated franchise in history to cross the $5 billion mark at the global box office.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, July 21, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twisters | Universal | $80,500,000 | 4,151 | $19,393 | $80,500,000 | |
| 2 | Despicable Me 4 | Universal | $23,800,000 | 4,112 | $5,788 | $259,460,135 | -45% |
| 3 | Inside Out 2 | Disney | $12,800,000 | 3,625 | $3,531 | $596,375,604 | -36% |
| 4 | Longlegs | Neon Rated | $11,700,000 | 2,850 | $4,105 | $44,650,532 | -48% |
| 5 | Quiet Place: Day One, A | Paramount | $6,100,000 | 2,913 | $2,094 | $127,635,948 | -46% |
| 6 | Fly Me to the Moon | Sony | $3,335,000 | 3,356 | $994 | $16,355,144 | -65% |
| 7 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Sony | $2,675,000 | 1,716 | $1,559 | $189,330,546 | -37% |
| 8 | Bad Newz | Moviegoers Entertainment Ltd | $1,070,870 | 477 | $2,245 | $1,070,870 | |
| 9 | MaXXXine | A24 | $819,242 | 1,038 | $789 | $13,927,110 | -60% |
| 10 | Bikeriders, The | Focus Features | $700,000 | 308 | $2,273 | $21,229,925 | 75% |
| 11 | Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 | Warner Bros. | $685,000 | 1,291 | $531 | $28,508,141 | -69% |
| 12 | Oddity | IFC Films | $555,500 | 790 | $703 | $555,500 |
