It’s no secret that Joseph Kosinski’s sequel Maverick: Top GunIt is a historical achievement Breathing is an essential part of our daily livesto an unpredictable movie market, and making fans out famous directors like Quentin Tarantino. His rave review was filedWhen he appeared on ReelBlend podcast. The question is no longer. “Will Top Gun: Maverick be a hit?”The question is: “How big of a hit will it be once the dust finally has settled?”This weekend, however, a major indicator dropped when the Top Gun sequel passed James Cameron’s TitanicParamount Studios history’s highest-grossing domestic movie.
You can always take down the box office juggernaut that was TitanicAt any level, you will be making headlines. It’s time to get out there! Maverick: Top GunThe film’s domestic box-office tally surpassed $662 millions in ticket sales. It officially became the sixth-highest grossing U.S. production and the highest Paramount release.
Don’t shed too many tears for James Cameron, mind you. Globally, the director’s TitanicFilm is still performing well Maverick: Top GunIt was a huge margin with $2.2 Billion in tickets sold to the approximately $1.3 Billion worldwide that Tom Cruise and Company have made since opening. Of course, AvatarBox-office champ continues to be after a re-release in China pushed it ahead of Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Endgame.
While inflation and rising costs of tickets to movies are important to consider, it is also important to remember that any movie with the distinction of being a masterpiece will be able to compete for the title of best film. “highest grossing release in studio history,” it’s going to turn some heads. You can find it at Spider-Man, There’s No Way HomeArrived in theaters December. It sold enough tickets for it to become the highest-grossing release in Sony Pictures Entertainment’s history, and we’d be shocked if another Sony release came close to topping it any time soon (considering the number two movie in Sony history is Spider-Man is Far From HomeSo it will probably take another Spider-Man film to make the threat. There is no way home).
What’s even more impressive about the numbers being posted by Tom Cruise’s Maverick: Top GunAs reported by Variety, it’s doing it without the presence of China and Russia, two territories that used to contribute massively to a Hollywood blockbuster’s success, but that have become far less reliable in recent years. Maverick: Top GunEven made small changes to Maverick’s wardrobeTo appease Chinese officials, the movie has not yet been released in China.
Next movie Maverick: Top Gun’s way on the domestic box office charts is Ryan Coogler’s Black PantherThe movie grossed $700 million in U.S. ticket sales. And that movie’s sequel could start to rattle some box office cages when Wakanda Forever: Black PantherThe movie opens in theatres on November 1. CinemaBlend will keep you updated on the latest news about that film and other movies. Upcoming Marvel MoviesFor many years, we will be going to the theater.