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Twisters storms to the top of the box office with $80.5 million in ticket sales - but Deadpool & Wolverine looms like a dark cloud on the horizon as it prepares to hit theatres next week
Twisters created a storm of business at the box office over the weekend, churning up an estimated $80.5 million for it debut.
The action adventure starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos opened in more than 4,100 theaters across the US, according to TheNumbers.com.
Earnings have exceeded expectations, pulling in $30 million more than anticipated, resulting in the biggest opening for a live action film this summer, so far.
'We had big aspirations for it to begin with, and it certainly exceeded those,' Jim Orr, who heads distribution for Universal Studios told ABC News.
'We’re seriously over-indexing between coasts which is fun to see as well.'
Twisters created a storm of business at the box office over the weekend, churning up an estimated $80.5 million for it debut
The blockbuster has already opened in some international markets leading to a global take of $574.4 million, far exceeding the movie's $155 million budget.
The film received a lukewarm 78-percent rating by the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were hot for the high adventure focused on a good looking team of storm chasers.
Although the project had no returning characters from 1996's Twister, starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton, the box office earnings seemed to reflect the audience's affection for the now-classic film.
Twisters position at the top of the box office may be short lived. Next Friday, the film will have tough competition from the release of Deadpool & Wolverine.
The highly anticipated action adventure starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is expected to debut with around $160 million.
The animated films, Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, continued to do well at the box office.
Despicable Me 4, starring the voices of Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig, fell to second place after two weeks at the top, earning $23.8 million.
Inside Out 2 remained at number three, with receipts worth $12.8 million.
The action adventure starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos opened in more than 4,100 theaters across the US and exceeded earnings expectations by some $30 million
The highly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine is looming on the box office horizon. The action adventure starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is expected to debut with an opening weekend of around $160 million
So far, the animated adventure starring the voices of Amy Poehler and Maya Hawk has enjoyed the biggest box office opening of the year.
It has earned nearly $600 million in the US and with international ticket sales, Inside Out 2 has collected a global total of more than $1.4 billion.
Nicolas Cage's spooky Longlegs fell to fourth place, with earnings of $11.7 million.
A Quiet Place: Day One rounded out the top five with $6.1 million.
Despicable Me 4, starring the voices of Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig, fell to second place after two weeks at the top, earning $23.8 million
Inside Out 2 remained at number three, with receipts worth $12.8 million. So far, the animated adventure starring the voices of Amy Poehler and Maya Hawk has enjoyed the biggest box office opening of the year
Fright flights Longlegs and A Quiet Place: Day One continued to do well. Longlegs fell to fourth place, with earnings of $11.7 million.
Fly Me to the Moon starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum dropped to sixth place, with a payload of $3.3 million its second week in theaters.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die was in seventh place its seventh week in theaters with a take of $2.67 million. Global earnings for the latest film in the popular franchise currently total $388 million.
MaXXXine continued to lure fans to theaters. The bloody fright flick starring Mia Got as a murderous Hollywood starlet made $819,242 for the weekend and eighth place.
The Bikeriders pulled into ninth place with and some $700,000 and rounding out the top ten with $685,000 was Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1.