Glen Powell’s 2024 action movie breaks a streaming record held by Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winner,Oppenheimer.The Nolan film, which stars Cillian Murphy as the titular scientist, arrived on Peacock’s streaming platform exclusively on February 16 this year, seven months after its release date on June 26, 2025, and it soon becamethe No. 1 Pay-1 film on the platform within its first 14 days.
Aftera bombastic Barbenheimer double release, which saw the latest Christopher Nolan film amassing $974.06 at the global box office,Oppenheimerestablished itself asthe highest-grossing biographical drama of all time. The record breaker’s success then extended to the streaming platform. Topping a record held by the critically acclaimedOppenheimerisn’t easy, but theTop Gun: Maverickstar’s 2024 action movie managed to accomplish that.
Twisters Beat Oppenheimer As Peacock’s No.1 Pay 1 Film
The 2024 Natural Disaster Film Is Also A Streaming Hit
Twisterswas Powell’s latest movie to hit theaters this year, and the response has been solid. The natural disaster film wascommercially successful and very well-received, with a 90% audience approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes.Screen Rant’s review forTwisterspraised the film’s casting, the chemistry between the main characters, and compelling storytelling. Check out what our critic said:
Much like its predecessor,Twistershas plenty of moments where its characters are at the mercy of the elements, hunkering down as intense winds and debris whirl around them. With 28 years passing between movies, it has allowed for sharper special effects and even crisper sound design that, when processed in a place like an IMAX theater, have the effect of keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.
According toDeadline,Twistershas toppedOppenheimer’s recordasthe new Peacock’s biggest Pay-1 film ever in its first 14 days. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the sequel to Michael Crichton’s 1996 blockbusterTwisterstars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Powell in the lead roles and wasan even bigger hit at the box office than the original film. The sequel broke a record at its opening as the No.1 box office debut for a natural disaster film and ended its run with $267.7 million domestically.
What This Means For Twisters
Twisters Are Up Against Tough Competitions On Peacock
The competition is tough on Peacock. Despite breaking the record that was previously held byOppenheimer,Twistersis currently No. 4 on the list of the platform’s top-performing movies.Dr. Seuss' The Grinchcurrently holds the top spot, followed byDespicable Me 4andSing,which both have occupied the top five spaces for quite some time.
Why Kate Can’t Tame The First Tornado In Twisters
Despite Twisters being about the attempts to tame a tornado, Kate fails in the movie’s opening scene, and here is why this tragedy happened.
Twisters' new streaming record indicates the audience’s strong interest in the film. However, the holiday season may make it harder for the film’s streaming performance, given that family films seem to be going strong around this time of the year.
Twisters
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A follow-up to the 1996 original film Twister, Twisters is a sequel set years after the original, said to be fast-tracked by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshal as producer. Little details exist about the film, but Helen Hunt is expected to reprise her role as Jo, with the film likely to pay homage to the late Bill Paxton.
