 The team hopes to shed light on these forgotten names and expand the project to other counties in South Carolina. I'm Thomas Cage. Twisters may create the perfect storm at the box office when it releases in two weeks. Based on early projections, the film may make anywhere from $40 to $61 million in its first weekend in theaters. It's being billed as a current-day chapter of the first film, Twister, which released 28 years ago. I'm Brian Shook.