After becoming the seventh-highest box office hit of 2022, Tom Cruise has no one to thank for that record but the fans who made it happen.
For the past few years, Top Gun’s Tom Cruise has been wanting to make its sequel for the thrill of getting to riding a real jet as he did in the 80s. He even let fans know that this movie was made just for them and hoped they would enjoy the ride. After accomplishing a historic weekend box office record, Tom Cruise made sure to thank his fans on Twitter for making it happen, before sharing the tweet on his Instagram Story.
With the pandemic slowing down the release of this highly-anticipated sequel, the fans made their way to their seats to watch OGs like Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer as well as newcomers to the franchise like Miles Teller and Jonn Hamm. As soon as Top Gun: Maverick flew into theaters, it was already breaking records on its first day by making $51.8 million at the box office with $19.3 million from previews. This was considered the best box office opener for Tom Cruise, Paramount, and Memorial Day weekend. Not only did Top Gun: Maverick have an amazing opening day, but try best opening weekend. This action drama film managed to hit the weekend box office gross of $124 million in 4,735 theaters, surpassing Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. It’s nice to know that the box office record tradition has continued for this sequel considering its previous film was the highest-grossing film of 1986, making $8.2 million its first weekend.
On Wednesday, Tom Cruise took to Twitter to thank his fans for showing their immense support for his latest release Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel to the original Top Gun came out after nearly four decades and left all fans stunned as critics and movie-goers alike dubbed the film the best sequel ever. The film has been directed by Joseph Kosinski.
In his tweet, Cruise wrote, via Comicbook, "Thank you to everyone who saw #TopGun: Maverick and helped make it a historic opening weekend." The film has not only become the number one movie in the world but has also broken the record for the most weekend sales on Memorial Day Weekend which was last week. Though Cruise has been part of some major productions, this latest release which was already gaining outstanding reviews prior to hitting theatres became the biggest opening of the actor's decades-long career.
Previously, Walt Disney Studios occupied the spot for the biggest opening on Memorial Day Weekend with Johnny Depp's 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End which record has been beaten down by Paramount with Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick. The studio revealed that Cruise's blockbuster mustered a whopping sum of USD 160 million domestically surpassing Depp's film by USD 7 million. Besides Cruise, the film also boasts of a star-studded cast with Val Kilmer alongside Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, John Hamm, Glen Powell, and more.
The sequel was delayed after it encountered several Covid-19 complications and has finally conquered the big screen after its first trailer was released in 2019.
Top Gun: Maverick has not only been a pleasurable experience for the fans, but for its star as well. Tom Cruise being able to come back to the hangar and donning close to the original uniform again was considered an absolutely wild experience for him. He was honored by the Navy ahead of its release with Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer receiving the same Wings of Gold given to actual Naval Aviators. The Mission: Impossible actor also got a standing ovation at Top Gun: Maverick’s Cannes premiere before the movie was even shown
Tom Cruise is not short of love coming back to the role that helped make him a household name. Tom Cruise is not short of love coming back to the role that helped make him a household name.
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