Twister (1996)

Twister poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $241,688,385Details
International Box Office $254,011,615Details
Worldwide Box Office $495,700,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,059,405 (17.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$88,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,414 opening theaters/2,808 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $575,787,034

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 153 $241,688,385
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 353 $254,011,615
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 245 $495,700,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: May 30th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather
Running Time: 114 minutes
Franchise: Twister
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Disaster, Extreme Weather, Academics
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 92 $4,227,154 Jul 5, 1996 59
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $10,806,981 Jul 5, 1996 59
Fastest to $100m 187 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $150m 181 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $200m 181 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $50m 208 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 75 $11,917,390 Jun 7, 1996 31
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 93 $17,112,505 May 31, 1996 24
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 26 $37,966,706 May 24, 1996 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 38 $37,966,706 May 24, 1996 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $97,064,198 May 24, 1996 17
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 98 $41,059,405 May 10, 1996 3
Top 1996 Theater Average 41 $17,009 May 10, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 1 $41,059,405   2,414 $17,009   $41,059,405 1
May 17, 1996 1 $37,093,440 -10% 2,785 $13,319   $95,075,524 2
May 24, 1996 2 $37,966,706 +2% 2,808 $13,521   $144,969,158 3
May 31, 1996 2 $17,112,505 -55% 2,808 $6,094   $168,873,442 4
Jun 7, 1996 3 $11,917,390 -30% 2,808 $4,244   $187,288,498 5
Jun 14, 1996 4 $7,713,048 -35% 2,808 $2,747   $200,018,830 6
Jun 21, 1996 5 $6,573,065 -15% 2,532 $2,596   $211,440,689 7
Jun 28, 1996 8 $4,787,383 -27% 2,318 $2,065   $219,558,165 8
Jul 5, 1996 8 $4,227,154 -12% 1,877 $2,252   $225,138,509 9
Jul 12, 1996 10 $1,848,700 -56% 1,292 $1,431   $228,398,408 10
Jul 19, 1996 14 $954,647 -48% 804 $1,187   $230,355,873 11
Jul 26, 1996 21 $481,894 -50% 484 $996   $231,326,022 12
Aug 2, 1996 26 $339,472 -30% 385 $882   $231,919,485 13
Aug 9, 1996 11 $1,573,565 +364% 949 $1,658   $233,667,074 14
Aug 16, 1996 16 $1,230,016 -22% 949 $1,296   $235,870,450 15
Aug 23, 1996 17 $1,023,005 -17% 844 $1,212   $237,477,230 16
Aug 30, 1996 24 $925,893 -9% 745 $1,243   $238,806,549 17
Sep 6, 1996 21 $555,808 -40% 650 $855   $239,542,143 18
Sep 13, 1996 23 $469,689 -15% 563 $834   $240,223,971 19
Sep 20, 1996 23 $339,410 -28% 480 $707   $240,693,051 20
Sep 27, 1996 24 $306,410 -10% 424 $723   $241,101,017 21
Oct 4, 1996 30 $201,769 -34% 312 $647   $241,391,507 22
Oct 11, 1996 38 $129,123 -36% 203 $636   $241,579,392 23
Oct 18, 1996 41 $82,027 -36% 155 $529   $241,688,385 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 1 $57,982,084   2,414 $24,019   $57,982,084 1
May 17, 1996 1 $49,020,368 -15% 2,785 $17,602   $107,002,452 2
May 24, 1996 2 $44,758,485 -9% 2,808 $15,940   $151,760,937 3
May 31, 1996 2 $23,610,171 -47% 2,808 $8,408   $175,371,108 4
Jun 7, 1996 3 $16,934,674 -28% 2,808 $6,031   $192,305,782 5
Jun 14, 1996 4 $12,561,842 -26% 2,808 $4,474   $204,867,624 6
Jun 21, 1996 5 $9,903,158 -21% 2,532 $3,911   $214,770,782 7
Jun 28, 1996 6 $6,140,573 -38% 2,318 $2,649   $220,911,355 8
Jul 5, 1996 8 $5,638,353 -8% 1,877 $3,004   $226,549,708 9
Jul 12, 1996 10 $2,851,518 -49% 1,292 $2,207   $229,401,226 10
Jul 19, 1996 15 $1,442,902 -49% 804 $1,795   $230,844,128 11
Jul 26, 1996 21 $735,885 -49% 484 $1,520   $231,580,013 12
Aug 2, 1996 27 $513,496 -30% 385 $1,334   $232,093,509 13
Aug 9, 1996 11 $2,546,925 +396% 949 $2,684   $234,640,434 14
Aug 16, 1996 17 $1,813,791 -29% 949 $1,911   $236,454,225 15
Aug 23, 1996 18 $1,426,431 -21% 844 $1,690   $237,880,656 16
Aug 30, 1996 23 $1,105,679 -22% 745 $1,484   $238,986,335 17
Sep 6, 1996 20 $767,947 -31% 650 $1,181   $239,754,282 18
Sep 13, 1996 23 $599,359 -22% 563 $1,065   $240,353,641 19
Sep 20, 1996 23 $440,966 -26% 480 $919   $240,794,607 20
Sep 27, 1996 21 $395,131 -10% 424 $932   $241,189,738 21
Oct 4, 1996 30 $260,531 -34% 312 $835   $241,450,269 22
Oct 11, 1996 36 $156,089 -40% 203 $769   $241,606,358 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/30/1996 $0000$0
 
International Total$254,011,615

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 17, 20091861,928 97,424$733,847$1,232,108634
May 24, 20091968,794+11% 166,218$755,303$1,987,411635
May 31, 20092450,746-26% 216,964$648,534$2,635,945636
Jun 7, 20091948,138-5% 265,102$525,239$3,161,184637
Jun 14, 20093036,223-25% 301,325$405,698$3,566,882638
Jun 28, 20092538,904 379,066$330,295$4,237,933640
Jul 5, 20091657,625+48% 436,691$430,637$4,668,570641
Jul 12, 20092440,509-30% 477,200$316,493$4,985,063642
Nov 27, 20162483,312 1,220,957$512,660$11,198,4691,027
Dec 4, 20161928,744 1,249,701$181,452$11,379,9211,028
Dec 11, 20161821,066 1,270,767$133,398$11,513,3191,029
Dec 18, 20162124,167 1,294,934$149,415$11,662,7341,030
Dec 25, 20162252,547 1,347,481$315,855$11,978,5891,031
Jan 1, 20171814,619 1,362,100$87,452$12,066,0411,032
Jan 8, 20172012,830 1,374,930$76,752$12,142,7931,033
Jan 15, 20171911,111 1,386,041$66,463$12,209,2561,034
Jan 22, 20171912,918 1,398,959$77,295$12,286,5511,035
Jan 29, 20171812,249 1,411,208$73,286$12,359,8371,036
Feb 5, 20171717,299 1,428,507$103,464$12,463,3011,037
Feb 12, 20171713,466 1,441,973$80,537$12,543,8381,038
Feb 19, 20171718,512 1,460,485$110,717$12,654,5551,039
Feb 26, 20171715,822 1,476,307$94,657$12,749,2121,040
Mar 5, 20171911,183 1,487,490$64,705$12,813,9171,041
May 10, 20202513,579 1,661,876$77,265$13,945,3161,207

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Jo Harding
Bill Paxton    Bill Harding
Cary Elwes    Dr. Jonas Miller
Jami Gertz    Dr. Melissa Reeves
Lois Smith    Meg Greene
Alan Ruck    Robert 'Rabbit' Nurick
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Dusty
Jeremy Davies    Laurence
Todd Field    Beltzer
Zach Grenier    Eddie
Nicholas Sadler    Kubrick
Abraham Benrubi    Bubba
Jake Busey    Mobil Lab Technician
Scott Thomson    Preacher
Joey Slotnick    Joey
Sean Whalen    Allan Sanders
Alexa Vega    Jo Harding age 6

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Michael Crichton    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Jan De Bont    Director
Michael Crichton    Screenwriter
Anne-Marie Martin    Screenwriter
Jack N. Green    Cinematographer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Mark Mancina    Composer
Joseph Nemec III    Production Designer
Dan Olexiewicz    Supervising Art Director
Patrick Sullivan    Set Designer
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound Mixer
Stefen Fangmeier    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Runyard    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Carlisle    Assistant Director
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Alexander Witt    Cinematographer
Risa Bramon Garcia    Casting Director
Roger Guyett    Computer Graphics Supervisor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,059,405 (17.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$88,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,414 opening theaters/2,808 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $575,787,034

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 153 $241,688,385
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 353 $254,011,615
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 245 $495,700,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: May 30th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather
Running Time: 114 minutes
Franchise: Twister
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Disaster, Extreme Weather, Academics
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 92 $4,227,154 Jul 5, 1996 59
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $10,806,981 Jul 5, 1996 59
Fastest to $100m 187 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $150m 181 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $200m 181 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Fastest to $50m 208 $200,018,830 Jun 14, 1996 38
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 75 $11,917,390 Jun 7, 1996 31
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 93 $17,112,505 May 31, 1996 24
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 26 $37,966,706 May 24, 1996 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 38 $37,966,706 May 24, 1996 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $97,064,198 May 24, 1996 17
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 98 $41,059,405 May 10, 1996 3
Top 1996 Theater Average 41 $17,009 May 10, 1996 3

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Jo Harding
Bill Paxton    Bill Harding
Cary Elwes    Dr. Jonas Miller
Jami Gertz    Dr. Melissa Reeves
Lois Smith    Meg Greene
Alan Ruck    Robert 'Rabbit' Nurick
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Dusty
Jeremy Davies    Laurence
Todd Field    Beltzer
Zach Grenier    Eddie
Nicholas Sadler    Kubrick
Abraham Benrubi    Bubba
Jake Busey    Mobil Lab Technician
Scott Thomson    Preacher
Joey Slotnick    Joey
Sean Whalen    Allan Sanders
Alexa Vega    Jo Harding age 6

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Michael Crichton    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Jan De Bont    Director
Michael Crichton    Screenwriter
Anne-Marie Martin    Screenwriter
Jack N. Green    Cinematographer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Mark Mancina    Composer
Joseph Nemec III    Production Designer
Dan Olexiewicz    Supervising Art Director
Patrick Sullivan    Set Designer
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound Mixer
Stefen Fangmeier    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Runyard    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Carlisle    Assistant Director
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Alexander Witt    Cinematographer
Risa Bramon Garcia    Casting Director
Roger Guyett    Computer Graphics Supervisor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 1 $41,059,405   2,414 $17,009   $41,059,405 1
May 17, 1996 1 $37,093,440 -10% 2,785 $13,319   $95,075,524 2
May 24, 1996 2 $37,966,706 +2% 2,808 $13,521   $144,969,158 3
May 31, 1996 2 $17,112,505 -55% 2,808 $6,094   $168,873,442 4
Jun 7, 1996 3 $11,917,390 -30% 2,808 $4,244   $187,288,498 5
Jun 14, 1996 4 $7,713,048 -35% 2,808 $2,747   $200,018,830 6
Jun 21, 1996 5 $6,573,065 -15% 2,532 $2,596   $211,440,689 7
Jun 28, 1996 8 $4,787,383 -27% 2,318 $2,065   $219,558,165 8
Jul 5, 1996 8 $4,227,154 -12% 1,877 $2,252   $225,138,509 9
Jul 12, 1996 10 $1,848,700 -56% 1,292 $1,431   $228,398,408 10
Jul 19, 1996 14 $954,647 -48% 804 $1,187   $230,355,873 11
Jul 26, 1996 21 $481,894 -50% 484 $996   $231,326,022 12
Aug 2, 1996 26 $339,472 -30% 385 $882   $231,919,485 13
Aug 9, 1996 11 $1,573,565 +364% 949 $1,658   $233,667,074 14
Aug 16, 1996 16 $1,230,016 -22% 949 $1,296   $235,870,450 15
Aug 23, 1996 17 $1,023,005 -17% 844 $1,212   $237,477,230 16
Aug 30, 1996 24 $925,893 -9% 745 $1,243   $238,806,549 17
Sep 6, 1996 21 $555,808 -40% 650 $855   $239,542,143 18
Sep 13, 1996 23 $469,689 -15% 563 $834   $240,223,971 19
Sep 20, 1996 23 $339,410 -28% 480 $707   $240,693,051 20
Sep 27, 1996 24 $306,410 -10% 424 $723   $241,101,017 21
Oct 4, 1996 30 $201,769 -34% 312 $647   $241,391,507 22
Oct 11, 1996 38 $129,123 -36% 203 $636   $241,579,392 23
Oct 18, 1996 41 $82,027 -36% 155 $529   $241,688,385 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 1 $57,982,084   2,414 $24,019   $57,982,084 1
May 17, 1996 1 $49,020,368 -15% 2,785 $17,602   $107,002,452 2
May 24, 1996 2 $44,758,485 -9% 2,808 $15,940   $151,760,937 3
May 31, 1996 2 $23,610,171 -47% 2,808 $8,408   $175,371,108 4
Jun 7, 1996 3 $16,934,674 -28% 2,808 $6,031   $192,305,782 5
Jun 14, 1996 4 $12,561,842 -26% 2,808 $4,474   $204,867,624 6
Jun 21, 1996 5 $9,903,158 -21% 2,532 $3,911   $214,770,782 7
Jun 28, 1996 6 $6,140,573 -38% 2,318 $2,649   $220,911,355 8
Jul 5, 1996 8 $5,638,353 -8% 1,877 $3,004   $226,549,708 9
Jul 12, 1996 10 $2,851,518 -49% 1,292 $2,207   $229,401,226 10
Jul 19, 1996 15 $1,442,902 -49% 804 $1,795   $230,844,128 11
Jul 26, 1996 21 $735,885 -49% 484 $1,520   $231,580,013 12
Aug 2, 1996 27 $513,496 -30% 385 $1,334   $232,093,509 13
Aug 9, 1996 11 $2,546,925 +396% 949 $2,684   $234,640,434 14
Aug 16, 1996 17 $1,813,791 -29% 949 $1,911   $236,454,225 15
Aug 23, 1996 18 $1,426,431 -21% 844 $1,690   $237,880,656 16
Aug 30, 1996 23 $1,105,679 -22% 745 $1,484   $238,986,335 17
Sep 6, 1996 20 $767,947 -31% 650 $1,181   $239,754,282 18
Sep 13, 1996 23 $599,359 -22% 563 $1,065   $240,353,641 19
Sep 20, 1996 23 $440,966 -26% 480 $919   $240,794,607 20
Sep 27, 1996 21 $395,131 -10% 424 $932   $241,189,738 21
Oct 4, 1996 30 $260,531 -34% 312 $835   $241,450,269 22
Oct 11, 1996 36 $156,089 -40% 203 $769   $241,606,358 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/30/1996 $0000$0
 
International Total$254,011,615

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 17, 20091861,928 97,424$733,847$1,232,108634
May 24, 20091968,794+11% 166,218$755,303$1,987,411635
May 31, 20092450,746-26% 216,964$648,534$2,635,945636
Jun 7, 20091948,138-5% 265,102$525,239$3,161,184637
Jun 14, 20093036,223-25% 301,325$405,698$3,566,882638
Jun 28, 20092538,904 379,066$330,295$4,237,933640
Jul 5, 20091657,625+48% 436,691$430,637$4,668,570641
Jul 12, 20092440,509-30% 477,200$316,493$4,985,063642
Nov 27, 20162483,312 1,220,957$512,660$11,198,4691,027
Dec 4, 20161928,744 1,249,701$181,452$11,379,9211,028
Dec 11, 20161821,066 1,270,767$133,398$11,513,3191,029
Dec 18, 20162124,167 1,294,934$149,415$11,662,7341,030
Dec 25, 20162252,547 1,347,481$315,855$11,978,5891,031
Jan 1, 20171814,619 1,362,100$87,452$12,066,0411,032
Jan 8, 20172012,830 1,374,930$76,752$12,142,7931,033
Jan 15, 20171911,111 1,386,041$66,463$12,209,2561,034
Jan 22, 20171912,918 1,398,959$77,295$12,286,5511,035
Jan 29, 20171812,249 1,411,208$73,286$12,359,8371,036
Feb 5, 20171717,299 1,428,507$103,464$12,463,3011,037
Feb 12, 20171713,466 1,441,973$80,537$12,543,8381,038
Feb 19, 20171718,512 1,460,485$110,717$12,654,5551,039
Feb 26, 20171715,822 1,476,307$94,657$12,749,2121,040
Mar 5, 20171911,183 1,487,490$64,705$12,813,9171,041
May 10, 20202513,579 1,661,876$77,265$13,945,3161,207