With an estimated 124 million domestic and 151 million international, “Maverick-2022-movie-posters/”>Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount) is a global hit.
The foreign interest in the Skydance co-produced sequel that centers on the American military — and one that arrives decades after the original — is a credit to its star as well as top-flight marketing that included its Cannes premiere.
This is also Tom Cruise’s biggest opening ever, including adjustments for inflation.More importantly, Cruise’s return to the character that propelled him into superstardom 36 years ago also represents a significant advancement for theater recovery.It is the highest initial gross for any non-comic book movie since December 2019.
Propelling its success is an audience that’s been slow to return.
It is also that rarest of creatures: a standalone film propelled by a star’s draw.Though not the biggest Memorial Day opening, “Maverick” might have had the highest average per-ticket price of any blockbuster.
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