‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Still Flying High in Sophomore Weekend with 86 Million While ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Roars Overseas

Another week, another box-office lesson.

While the Memorial Day session reminded us that there are still such things as old-school Hollywood movie stars—the kind whose name on a marquee can single-handedly open a movie—thanks to the blockbuster debut of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick, this week we were given a refresher course in the power of positive word of mouth.

Cruise’s buzzy sequel just kept soaring at the multiplex with a negligible drop off, taking in another 86 million at North American theaters.

It’s especially newsworthy since the smash-hit sequel is one of the few recent out-of-the-gate moneymakers without no connection to either superheroes or comic-book I.P.

Meanwhile, another eagerly awaited tentpole follow-up, Jurassic World Dominion, was met by dino-sized returns in its early overseas roll out.Thanks to its extremely fresh 97 rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and its rare ‘A+’ CinemaScore grade, Top Gun 2

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