On This Day

Twister released

May 10th 1996

11:30 May 10 2024

'Twister' opened in theaters across North America on this day in 1996. Jan de Bont's disaster thriller movie stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as an estranged couple who join a team of stormchasers in attempting to deploy a tornado research device amidst a severe outbreak in Oklahoma. ‘Twister’ grossed $495 million at the box office worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of the year.

It went on to become one of the first movies to receive a DVD release in the United States. A follow-up: 'Twisters' is scheduled for release this summer.