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Name: Twister
Director: Jan de Bont
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1996
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Lois Smith

1996 • 1h 53m • Action, Adventure, Thriller • Warner Bros.

The dark side of nature.

🍅 68% 59%

3.31

6.6

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$41.10M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$237.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$499.00M

$262.00M international

Domestic legs5.78x

Budget$92.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Bont filmography

Philip Seymour Hoffman Starring

ScreenplayAnne-Marie Martin, Michael Crichton Produced byIan Bryce, Michael Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy CinematographyJack N. Green MusicMark Mancina StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 May 10-12 1 $41.1M — 2,414 $17,008 $41.1M

2 May 17-19 1 $37.1M −9.7% 2,785 $13,319 $95.1M

3 May 24-26 2 $29.6M −20.1% 2,808 $10,557 $136.6M

4 May 31-Jun 2 2 $17.1M −42.3% 2,808 $6,094 $168.9M

5 Jun 7-9 3 $11.9M −30.4% 2,808 $4,244 $187.3M

6 Jun 14-16 4 $7.7M −35.3% 2,808 $2,746 $200.0M

7 Jun 21-23 5 $6.6M −14.8% 2,532 $2,595 $211.4M

8 Jun 28-30 8 $4.8M −27.2% 2,318 $2,065 $219.6M

9 Jul 5-7 8 $2.7M −42.8% 1,877 $1,459 $225.1M

10 Jul 12-14 10 $1.8M −32.5% 1,292 $1,430 $228.4M

11 Aug 9-11 11 $1.6M −14.9% 949 $1,658 $233.7M

12 Aug 16-18 16 $1.2M −21.8% 949 $1,296 $235.9M

13 Aug 23-25 17 $1.0M −16.8% 844 $1,212 $237.5M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.8M

$41.1M

$37.1M

$29.6M

$17.1M

$11.9M

$7.7M

$6.6M

$4.8M

$2.7M

$1.8M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.5%

−9.7%

W1→2

−20.1%

W2→3

−42.3%

W3→4

−30.4%

W4→5

−35.3%

W5→6

−14.8%

W6→7

−27.2%

W7→8

−42.8%

W8→9

−32.5%

W9→10

Steepest −42.8%Best hold −9.7%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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