Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise , one of Hollywood’s greatest actors, was released in 1986 and ravaged that period. The production, which became more popular as time went on, returned exactly 36 years later with a sequel called Top Gun: Maverick on May 27, 2022.
The production, which was eagerly awaited by moviegoers, received positive comments from many critics and viewers since its release. Now, the news has revealed that Top Gun: Maverick has achieved tremendous success worldwide.
Top Gun: Maverick is Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing film
The new Top Gun movie managed to gross more than $800 million worldwide, making it Tom Cruise’s most successful movie in this regard. In the statements made, it was stated that the production earned 422 million dollars in the USA and 384 million dollars outside the USA. These numbers surpassed Mission Impossible – Fallout, which earned $791 million worldwide in 2018, making the new movie the 59-year-old Cruise ‘s most successful production at the box office .
According to sources, Top Gun: Maverick is likely to gross $900 million globally. However, it is unclear for now whether the production will manage to exceed 1 billion dollars. The reason for this is that the movie is not released in big markets such as China and Russia.
Finally, let’s not forget that the production, directed by Joseph Kosinski, managed to achieve the title of the most watched film of 2022 in the USA. Top Gun: Maverick surpassed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness by grossing over $400 million in the country and achieved this success.