Over this past weekend, Top Gun: Maverick cleared yet another milestone as the film jumped past Marvel Studios' Black Panther to become the fifth highest-grossing film ever in the United States.
More recently, Top Gun: Maverick had skipped past other Marvel Studios blockbusters such as The Avengers and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as timeless classics like Titanic, bringing the movie’s total revenue in the U.S. and Canada to just over $701 million domestically and $1.44 billion worldwide, as reported by Variety. In fact, despite releasing over three months ago, thanks to a somewhat sparse movie schedule, Top Gun led the weekend box office in America alongsideSpider-Man: No Way Home's “More Fun Stuff” screenings.
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Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins commented on the achievement by calling the Top Gun sequel a “true cultural touchstone embodying the power of the cinematic experience.” Those are words that do not seem that grandiose, considering how Top: Gun Maverick has turned around some of Hollywood's standards when it comes to film releases. Unlike most big-budget movies nowadays, such as the Marvel kind, which tend to make the bulk of their profits on opening weekend, Top Gun: Maverick has been able to sustain a steady amount of revenue coming in for the studio thanks to longer exposure in cinemas.
For extra bragging rights, Top Gun: Maverick's latest achievement comes after the film became available for digital purchase, which boosts the claims of Cruise and so many others that this is a work of art that deserves to be seen in a movie theater. While there’s no indication of whenTop Gun: Maverick will leave theaters, it’s unlikely to pass its next target
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