Tom Cruise, towards the “billions of dollars” with Top Gun. Nonconformist.
The bet seemed safe and most analysts had anticipated it: Top Gun: Maverick it would have been a huge success and would probably become the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise’s career. Forecasts sometimes fail, but this time they hit the mark: it has already exceeded $ 900 million.
The return of these characters and their planes dominated 23 film markets including the UK, Australia and Brazil, also being Paramount Pictures’ largest live-action film in 15 markets.
Top Gun: Maverick, to infinity and beyond.
and although Top Gun: Maverick surpassed 900 million at the worldwide box office, but what really makes the sequel a milestone is the fact that it surpassed a Marvel movie as powerful as it is. Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness and that in the end it is the production with the highest grossing in the history of the distributor, only behind titanic.
The continuation of top Gun (1986) is currently the highest-grossing film of the year in the United States and the second in the world after the adventure Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness ($ 943 million). He managed to easily outperform Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which was the actor’s biggest global hit to date, at $ 791.1 million. At this rate, Nonconformist it is about to break through the crown as early as next weekend.
In addition to being the actor’s biggest worldwide hitTop Gun: Nonconformist it also earned Tom Cruise the highest grossing in 23 specific markets, including the US, UK, Australia and Brazil. Even without playing in China or Russia, the billion dollar seems to be within reach, a remarkable fact because only one Spider-Man: There is no way to go home surpassed that box office value during the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures showing director Joseph Kosinski with actor Tom Cruise, screenwriter and producer Christopher McQuarrie and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, filming “Top Gun: Maverick”. Photo: EFE
In US theaters, the film grossed $ 474.7 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. According to Paramount, regulars led the numbers as, by the end of the fourth week, 16% of the audience had returned more than once and 4% had returned three or more times. At this rate, Top Gun: Maverick it could become his first film to exceed $ 1 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
an iconic film
Top Gun: Maverick sees Cruise return to one of his most iconic roles. top Gun It came out in 1986 and was pretty much a “money machine” not only in terms of box office receipts ($ 357.3 million), but it also included a large number of elements that appear in the film.
Made aviator goggles fashionable, the United States Army received a noticeable increase in requests for the navy and the original song, Take my Breath Away That year he was number one on almost all the music charts.
Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun.
Cruise fans don’t just want to see the movie, it’s also an experience. According to North American box office studies, 16% of the audience returned to see the film more than once and 4% returned 3 or more times.
The actor’s previous film Magnolia which had similar numbers was Mission Impossible: Falloutbut Maverick has passed Ethan Hunt’s bizarre mission.
The belated sequel picks up the story 30 years after the original. Maverick must train a group of pilots to carry out one of the most difficult missions that the US Air Force has ever performed. At the same time, the protagonist must face the demons of his past. The new cast of Top Gun: Maverick consists of Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Jennifer Connelly, including Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Ed Harris, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell or Monica Barbaro, among others.
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