The #1 movie in America, Twisters, “the drive-in, the best place to see that film”

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — The 66 Drive-In Theatre had a big weekend with two sold-out nights showing Twisters . Instead of the normal 3 days they extended it to 5.

Workers at the theatre Monday evening tell KOAM’s Shannon Becker they rarely do Monday and this was by far the biggest in memory.

Twisters comes out 28 years after the original tornado-themed film Twister (singular).

Box Office estimates were showing it would be #1 for the weekend $40-50 million. But Saturday changed all those projections. People really showed up to the theatres. The take is $80.5 million for the weekend.

66 Drive-In owner Nathan McDonald stated, “ the drive-in, the best place to see that film .”

For instance Monday night behind the screen was lightning flashing from a storm in Newton County!

We asked McDonald what is showing this weekend? You are in luck! Twisters will show again as the first film. The second will be an adult scary thriller.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONSULTED

Twisters was filmed mostly in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service (NWS) at Norman, Okla. say you will see NOAA logos, props and their staff as unpaid extras.

“ Our scientists worked hard behind the scenes with the producers to make the science as accurate and realistic as possible ,” NWS-Norman.

THE PLOT OF THE FILM

Twisters follows competing storm chasing teams as they come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.

Sidenote : NWS do not recommend storm chasing to anyone unless you are with trained professionals.

“ While it's exciting to think of chasing tornadoes, please don't attempt it yourself. Whether you call them twisters or tornadoes, these storms in real life are far from entertainment: They are deadly forces of nature .”

Watch for updates here as we will post dates and times for the weekend.

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