Forget about breaking the sound barrier – Tom Cruise will just walk into the main stages of his career.
The 59-year-old superstar got her first $ 100 million opening weekend on “Top Gun: Maverick”. In its first three days in North American theaters, the long-running sequels garnered approximately $ 124 million in tickets sold, Paramount Pictures said Sunday. Including international exhibitions, its total worldwide value is $ 248 million.
This is the supersonic start for a film that still has a Remembrance Day open sky to earn more money. According to forecasts and estimates, “Top Gun: Maverick” is expected to exceed $ 150 million by closing Monday.
“These results are ridiculous, super incredible,” said Chris Aronson, president of internal distribution at Paramount. “I am happy for everyone. I am happy for the company, for the tribe, for the directors ”.
Although he is one of the biggest stars in the world – possibly “the latest movie star” with a different title – Cruz is not known for opening big hits.
Maverick’s biggest national debut came in 2005 with Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, which opened for $ 64 million. After that, in 2018 it was “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” with $ 61 million. That doesn’t mean your movies won’t make money in the long run – they’re just not overloaded.
“Top Gun: Maverick” has a long journey to theaters. Dead Tony Scott’s sequel to “Top Gun”, released in 1986, was originally set for the summer of 2020. Its marketing campaign technically began in July 2019. However, the pandemic thwarted these plans. . And delayed several times. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and co-produced and co-produced by Skydance, the sequel is worth $ 152 million.
As months and years passed and many other companies chose to compromise hybrid versions, Cruise and Paramount did not deny their desire for a major theatrical show. Debuting in the stream is not an option.
And most of all, “Top Gun: Maverick” was shown in 4735 North American cinemas (record). It also opened 23,600 offices in 62 international markets.
“It’s one of the longest tracks for any film marketing campaign.” And it just served to create more excitement around the film, ”said Paul Dergarebedian, a media analyst at Comscore.“ This film is literally waiting for the cinema to return. “
“The feeling you get when you watch this film with an audience is pretty special,” Aronson said. “We had the first big show, there was spontaneous applause during the movie”.
Reviews Also stellar, the film accounted for 97% of Rotten Tomatoes. The viewer, who is 58% male, gave him a CinemaScore A + according to exit polls.
In the new film, Cruz re -plays the role of Maverick, who returns to an elite aviation training program to prepare the next generation of flyers, including Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Greg Tarzan Davis, Danny Ramirez, Louise Pullman and Jay Ellis. Also starring are Jennifer Connelly, John Ham and Val Kilmer, who repeated her role from the original.
“It reinforces the idea that cinema is a unique and important solution for people,” Dergarebediani said. “People are looking for a great escape from everything that’s going on in the world right now.”
“Maverick” is now one of the best plays of the pandemic era, re-starring “Spider-Man: There Is No Way Home” with $ 260 million, followed by “Dr. Strange in Many Worlds of Madness” with $ 187 million and “Batman” with $ 134 million.
It should be noted that “Top Gun: Maverick” is the only non -heroic film in this bouquet. It also attracted a wide range of theater ages. Approximately 55% of the audience is over the age of 35.
“Superhero movies are not for everyone. “This film is for everyone and that’s what sets it apart,” Aronson said. “The theatrical exhibition industry has challenges that must be faced, but that is a blow to the arm.”
“Bobby Burgers Movie” is the only new movie that dared against “Top Gun”. The animated image, released by 20th Century Studios and Disney, generated $ 12.6 million from 3,425 locations. It opened in third place, behind Doctor Strange 2, which grossed $ 16.4 million in its fourth weekend in theaters.
“Top Gun” will continue to rise until “Jurassic World: Dominion” opens on June 10th.
“It has a really nice and open market to play with,” Dergarebedian said. “Tom Cruise has always been a question of consistency. His films are about marathons. This is his first film to have sprinted at the big box office.” Here he gets a sprint and a marathon. ” .
According to Comscore, ticket sales are estimated Friday through Sunday in theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The final internal data will be published on Tuesday.
1. “Top Gun: Maverick”, $ 124 million.
2. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” $ 16.4 million.
3. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” $ 12.6 million.
4. Downton Abbey: a new era, $ 5.9 million.
5. “Bad Boys”, $ 4.6 million.
6. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” $ 2.5 million.
7. “All everywhere at once”, $ 2.5 million.
8. “Lost City,” $ 1.8 million.
9. “Men”, $ 1.2 million.
10. “F3: Fun and Frustration,” $ 1 million.
Source: Huffpost
